On cognition and cultural evolution

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作者：
Teraji S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Economics, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1, Yoshida, 753-8514, Yamaguchi
来源：
Mind & Society | 2014年 / 13卷 / 2期
基金：
日本学术振兴会;
关键词：
Cognition; Coordination; Cultural evolution; Hayek; Mental models;
D O I：
10.1007/s11299-013-0133-5
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摘要：
This paper examines two paths by which F. A. Hayek’s work has influenced the cognitive theory of institutions: cognition and cultural evolution. It argues that there is a relationship between the sensory order and the social order. The explanation of social order begins with the human mind. This is illustrated with ideas relating to understanding culture from a cognitive viewpoint. Human cognition makes cultural evolution an endogenous process. The paper draws on ideas of co-evolution of individuals’ mental models and their actions. Mental models can be modified by feedback from altered perceived reality as a consequence of peoples’ altered actions. A key to understanding cultural evolution is an understanding of how individuals modify their mental models. © 2013, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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页码：167 / 182
页数：15
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