Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Bravo Gangiacomo
Author-Email: giangiacomo.bravo@unito.it
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Turin
Author-Workplace-Homepage: http://www.de.unito.it/
Title: Cultural commons and cultural evolution
Abstract: Culture evolves following a process that is akin to biological evolution, although with
some significant differences. At the same time culture has often a collective good value for
human groups. This paper studies culture in an evolutionary perspective, with a focus on the
implications of group definition on the coexistence of different cultures.It presents a model
of cultural evolution where agents interacts in an artificial environment. The belonging to a
specific memetic group is a major factor allowing agents to exploit different niches with, as a
result, the coexistence of different cultures in the same environment.
Length: 25 pages
Creation-Date: 2010-02
File-URL: http://www.eblacenter.unito.it/WP/2010/5_WP_Ebla_CSS.pdf
File-Format: Application/PDF
Handle: RePEc:uto:eblawp:201005