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The Evolution of Norms

Author(s): Ehrlich, Paul R.; Levin, Simon A.

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dc.contributor.authorEhrlich, Paul R.-
dc.contributor.authorLevin, Simon A.-
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-19T18:36:35Z-
dc.date.available2019-04-19T18:36:35Z-
dc.date.issued2005-06-14en_US
dc.identifier.citationEhrlich, Paul R., Levin, Simon A. (2005). The Evolution of Norms. PLoS Biology, 3 (6), e194 - e194. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030194en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1f718-
dc.description.abstractOver the past century and a half, we have made enormous progress in assembling a coherent picture of genetic evolution—that is, changes in the pools of genetic information possessed by populations, the genetic differentiation of populations (speciation) (see summaries in [1,2]), and the application of that understanding to the physical evolution of Homo sapiens and its forebears ([3]; e.g., [4,5]). But human beings, in addition to being products of biological evolution, are— vastly more than any other organisms— also products of a process of “cultural evolution.” Cultural evolution consists of changes in the nongenetic information stored in brains, stories, songs, books, computer disks, and the like. Despite some important first steps, no integrated picture of the process of cultural evolution that has the explanatory power of the theory of genetic evolution has yet emerged.en_US
dc.format.extente194 - e194en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS Biologyen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleThe Evolution of Normsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030194-
dc.date.eissued2005-06-14en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1545-7885-
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