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Cognition and communication in culture's evolutionary landscape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2005

Mark Schaller
Mark Schaller*
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Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canadahttp://www.psych.ubc.ca/~schaller/schaller.htm
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Abstract:

Atran & Norenzayan's (A&N's) analysis fits with other perspectives on evoked culture: Cultural beliefs might emerge simply from the fact that people share a common cognitive architecture. But no perspective on culture can be complete without incorporating the unstoppable role of communication. The evolutionary landscape of culture will be most completely mapped by theories that describe specifically how communication translates evolved cognitive canals into cultural beliefs.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 748 - 749
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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