Subjective selection, super-attractors, and the origins of the cultural manifold

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<p>Human societies reliably develop complex cultural traditions with striking similarities. These “super-attractors” span the domains of magic and religion (e.g., shamanism, supernatural punishment beliefs), aesthetics (e.g., heroic tales, dance songs), and social institutions (e.g., justice, corporate groups), and collectively constitute what I call the “cultural manifold.” The cultural manifold represents a set...

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• Culture
• Phenotype

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0e5cf5f6-d884-5876-8b6f-6a7e16d4a325

DOI

10.31234/osf.io/a8n3b_v1