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The music and social bonding hypothesis does require multilevel selection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2021

Dustin Eirdosh Open the ORCID record for Dustin Eirdosh [Opens in a new window]  and
Susan Hanisch Open the ORCID record for Susan Hanisch [Opens in a new window]
Dustin Eirdosh
Affiliation:
Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany dustin.eirdosh@eva.mpg.de https://www.eva.mpg.de/comparative-cultural-psychology/staff/dustin-eirdosh/
Susan Hanisch
Affiliation:
Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany dustin.eirdosh@eva.mpg.de https://www.eva.mpg.de/comparative-cultural-psychology/staff/dustin-eirdosh/ Faculty of Education, Department of Primary School Science Education, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. susan.hanisch@eva.mpg.de https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/profile/mitarbeiter/dr-susan-hanisch/
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Abstract

Is musicality an individual level adaptation? The authors of this target article reject the need for group selection within their model, yet their arguments do not fulfill the conceptual requirements for justifying such a rejection. Further analysis can highlight the explanatory value of embracing multilevel selection theory as a foundational element of the music and social bonding (MSB) hypothesis.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e69
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