Cultural Evolutionary Perspectives on Creativity and Human Innovation.
Trends Ecol Evol
; 30(12): 736-754, 2015 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-26598058
ABSTRACT
Cultural traits originate through creative or innovative processes, which might be crucial to understanding how culture evolves and accumulates. However, because of its complexity and apparent subjectivity, creativity has remained largely unexplored as the dynamic underpinning of cultural evolution. Here, we explore the approach to innovation commonly taken in theoretical studies of cultural evolution and discuss its limitations. Drawing insights from cognitive science, psychology, archeology, and even animal behavior, it is possible to generate a formal description of creativity and to incorporate a dynamic theory of creativity into models of cultural evolution. We discuss the implications of such models for our understanding of the archaeological record and the history of hominid culture.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Criatividade
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Evolução Cultural
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trends Ecol Evol
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article