文化群体选择是有道理的，但其假设的预测应该用真实世界的数据进行检验。

Cultural group selection is plausible, but the predictions of its hypotheses should be tested with real-world data.

作者信息

Turchin Peter, Currie Thomas E

机构信息

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269.

Centre for Ecology & Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus,Cornwall, TR10 9FE, United Kingdom.

出版信息

Behav Brain Sci. 2016 Jan;39:e55. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X15000278.

DOI:10.1017/S0140525X15000278

PMID:27561229

Abstract

The evidence compiled in the target article demonstrates that the assumptions of cultural group selection (CGS) theory are often met, and it is therefore a useful framework for generating plausible hypotheses. However, more can be said about how we can test the predictions of CGS hypotheses against competing explanations using historical, archaeological, and anthropological data.

摘要

目标文章中汇编的证据表明，文化群体选择（CGS）理论的假设常常能够得到满足，因此它是一个用于生成合理假设的有用框架。然而，关于如何利用历史、考古和人类学数据，针对相互竞争的解释来检验CGS假设的预测，还有更多可说的。