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Ecological and psychological factors in the cultural evolution of music

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2021

Thom Scott-Phillips Open the ORCID record for Thom Scott-Phillips [Opens in a new window] ,
Atsuko Tominaga  and
Helena Miton
Thom Scott-Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, Oktober 6 utca 7, Budapest 1051, Hungary. scott-phillipst@ceu.edu tominaga_atsuko@phd.ceu.edu https://thomscottphillips.com https://atsukotominaga.com
Atsuko Tominaga
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, Oktober 6 utca 7, Budapest 1051, Hungary. scott-phillipst@ceu.edu tominaga_atsuko@phd.ceu.edu https://thomscottphillips.com https://atsukotominaga.com
Helena Miton
Affiliation:
Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA. helena@santafe.edu https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/helena-miton
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Abstract

The two target articles agree that processes of cultural evolution generate richness and diversity in music, but neither address this question in a focused way. We sketch one way to proceed – and hence suggest how the target articles differ not only in empirical claims, but also in their tacit, prior assumptions about the relationship between cognition and culture.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e110
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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