Biocultural Evolution

From wikireligiosus

The process of evolution may be differentiated into that of biological evolution (tradition through reproduction) and that of cultural evolution (tradition through learning). During the last years, the specific interactions between these layers have won increasing interest, the holistic perspective called Biocultural Evolution or Gene-Culture-Coevolution. Speech, Music and Religion are examples of biocultural traits.

Literature

• Goldberg, Rick (2008). Judaism in Biological Perspective: Biblical Lore and Judaic Practices, Paradigm 2008
• Lumsden, Charles & Wilson, Edward O. (1981). Genes, Mind, and Culture: The Coevolutionary Process., Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1981.
• Schaller, Mark, Norenzayan, Ara et al. (2009): Evolution, Culture, and the Human Mind, Psychology Press 2009
• Stone, Lurquin, Cavalli-Sforza (2006). Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution: A Synthesis, Blackwell 2006
• Skoyles, John & Sagan, Dorion (2002). Up from Dragons: The evolution of human intelligence McGraw-Hill, New York 2002
• Vaas, Rüdiger & Blume, Michael (2009). Gott, Gene und Gehirn. Warum Glaube nützt. Zur Evolution der Religiosität., Hirzel 2009
• von Hayek, Friedrich August (1988). The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism, Chicago University Press 1992

Blogposts

• Evolution, biocultural, in: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, 2009
• Biocultural Evolution or Gene-Culture-Coevolution, in: Scilog "Biology of Religion", October 2009