Human recurrence comes from repeated assembly of cultural and genetic resources

Evidence

In the standard evolutionary psychology model, genes account for all recurrence, and the selective domain is hunter-gatherer groups in the Plio-Pleistocene. In the evo-devo model that we use, recurrence results from the repeated assembly of multiple resources (including cultural and artifactual resources). The selective domains for uniquely human capacities are core configurations of face-to-face groups that recur in daily life, in development, and plausibly in human evolutionary history. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 390 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Humans currently satisfy the criteria for a major biological transition. — Joseph Henrich, The Secret of Our Success: How Culture…, 1008; People can be perceived as carriers of deep time and genetic continuity — Mark Fisher, Ghosts of My Life: Writings on…, 404; Human traits recur through repeated face-to-face group assembly, not just genes — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 390 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Human traits recur through repeated face-to-face group assembly, not just genes #expands (0.92) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 390