The fundamental tenet of contemporary sociobiology, namely the assumption of a single
process of evolution involving the selection of genes, is critically examined. An alternative …

Despite its importance, the linkage between genetic and cultural evolution has until now
been little explored. An understanding of this linkage is needed to extend evolutionary …

Despite its importance, the linkage between genetic and cultural evolution has until now
been little explored. An understanding of this linkage is needed to extend evolutionary …

We propose a conceptual model that maps the causal pathways relating biological evolution
to cultural change. It builds on conventional evolutionary theory by placing emphasis on the …

Many of the most important properties of human groups–including properties that may give
one group an evolutionary advantage over another–are properly defined only at the level of …

This target article presents a theory of human cultural learning. Cultural learning is identified
with those instances of social learning in which intersubjectivity or perspective-taking plays a …

In both biology and the human sciences, social groups are sometimes treated as adaptive
units whose organization cannot be reduced to individual interactions. This group-level view …

We suggest that human culture exhibits key Darwinian evolutionary properties, and argue
that the structure of a science of cultural evolution should share fundamental features with …

This target article presents a theory of human cultural learning. Cultural learning is identified
with those instances of social learning in which intersubjectivity or perspective-taking plays a …

The debate about the credentials of sociobiology has persisted because scholars have
failed to distinguish the varieties of sociobiology and because too little attention has been …