Baumard and André (B&A) responded to the (many) comments that their original piece (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...).
Their response is linked in Alberto's post. I just got a pdf copy and will read it now; this will be a thread with my first thoughts...
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The prevailing view in the literature treats cultural dynamics as fundamentally distinct from other ecological processes—governed by a second system o…
Baumard & André answer to the commentaries to "The ecological approach to culture". An important conversation for everybody interested in application of evolutionary theory to culture.
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This paper responds to more than twenty commentaries on The Ecological Approach to Culture, written by researchers in evolutionary biology, behavioral…