In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called" natural selection,"
a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this …

Maria Kronfeldner examines how Darwinism has been used to explain novelty and change
in culture through the Darwinian approach to creativity and the theory of memes. The first …

Cultural attractor theory (CAT) is a highly visible and audacious approach to studying human
cultural evolution. However, the explanatory aims and some central explanatory concepts of …

The purpose of this study was to further explore the potential of the Hofstede paradigm as a
predictor, and to uncover some meaningful interaction effects. Hofstede's Cultural …

Global society has evolved into a complex multi-dimensional system in which it has become
increasingly difficult to construct and maintain a systemic model of cause and effect …

The meaning of the concept of natural selection undergoes important changes when it
circulates, through the use of analogies, between the realms of biological and cultural …

The purpose of this paper is to work toward developing evolutionary reasoning in the social
sciences. There are reasons for being critical of bland evolutionary metaphors and simplistic …

A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of e Australian National University
Brett Calcott Philosophy Program, Page 1 T B O A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of …

This study examines how research administrators in academic institutions process equivocal
information. The findings suggest that communication is central to interpreting and resolving …

Muitos autores atribuem a presença de plantas exóticas em farmacopéias tradicionais como
fruto de um processo aculturativo, porém são muitas vezes observações informais carentes …