Introducing Universal Symbiogenesis

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Selectionist Approaches in Evolutionary Linguistics: An Epistemological Analysis.

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Evolution and Epiphany: Language in Biological and Theological Perspective

Brief sketches are given, on the one hand, of three \"biological\" accounts of human language that construe its function in terms of evolutionary adaptation, and, on the other hand, of three \"theological\" accounts of language that construe its function in terms of human relatedness to God. The theological accounts, when placed into conversation with the biological accounts, are allowed to raise specific critical questions and suggestions for further work, in an attempt to contribute methodologically and materially to the ongoing dialogue between science and religion

The synthetic modeling of language origins

This paper surveys work on the computational modeling of the origins and evolution of language. The main approaches are described and some example experiments from the domains of the evolution of communication, phonetics, lexicon formation, and syntax are discussed.The writing of this paper was sponsored by the Sony Computer Science Laboratory in Paris.Peer reviewe

‘The uses of ethnography in the science of cultural evolution’. Commentary on Mesoudi, A., Whiten, A. and K. Laland ‘Toward a unified science of cultural evolution’

There is considerable scope for developing a more explicit role for ethnography within the research program proposed in the article. Ethnographic studies of cultural micro-evolution would complement experimental approaches by providing insights into the “natural” settings in which cultural behaviours occur. Ethnography can also contribute to the study of cultural macro-evolution by shedding light on the conditions that generate and maintain cultural lineages

Acquiring knowledge on species-specific biorealities: The applied evolutionary epistemological approach

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