How do we integrate the evolutionary dynamics of populations with the cultural context of individual minds? One way involves combining common ancestry approaches to cultural evolution with a dynamical representation of the cultural milieu. This yields a flexible representation of complex cultural systems, encompassing trees (logistic maps and phylogenies) and highly-reticulating (fractal structures and hairball networks) structures alike. 

We characterize the outputs of Contextual Geometric Structures (CGS) in the context of nonlinear and cyclic outputs. CGS models are computational kernels that represent cultural phenomena in conceptual space. CGS kernels draw from a number of theoretical concepts, including: conceptual blending, structuralism/post-structuralism, and fuzzy computation. A single CGS can be of any shape, and are used to classify perceptual inputs as singular or multiple semantic interpretations. These shapes are mapped to natural phenomena such as light, temperature, and rotational forces that a population of individuals might encounter via sensory experience. In a similar way, multiple cultural contexts can be represented in the same space, which can be accessed by a single agent, or even multiple agents. 

We will show how agent-based models of cultural dynamics can be used to unlock the potential of neural representational models. CGS kernels can also be combined with connectionist and agent-based models to yield multiple representations of the cognitive world. Most relevant to cultural evolution, CGS kernels provide a generative model of cultural diversity, which allows us to examine the combinatorial richness of the evolutionary process.

Examining Cultural Evolution with Contextual Geometric Structures

**Paper ID:** AB00002       
**Paper title:** Exploring the Descendant-Leaving Theory: A study of ancestor manipulation, ancestor-descendant conflict, and extended kinship ancestor worship in China   
**Author:** R T Nichols      

**Paper ID:** AB00005     
**Paper title:** Evolution of Science as an Example of Cultural Evolution   
**Author:** Burton Voorhees      

**Paper ID:** AB00016        
**Paper title:** The Impact of Values on Leadership Style and Culture Development    
**Author:** Kathryn Alexander        

**Paper ID:** AB00042      
**Paper title:** Pathways of Global Cultural Diffusion: Mass Media and Stated Attitudes about Men's Violence against Women    
**Author:** Jeffrey Swindle      

**Paper ID:** AB00046      
**Paper title:** The HOLON/parton structure of units of culture, and Evolutionary Culturology   
**Author:** Joseph Tesla Velikovsky     

**Paper ID:** AB00051     
**Paper title:** Examining Cultural Evolution with Contextual Geometric Structures    
**Author:** Bradly John Alicea     

**Paper ID:** AB00054      
**Paper title:** How can cultural evolution change the study of the apostle Paul?   
**Author:** Nina Kristina Nikki     

**Paper ID:** AB00066     
**Paper title:** Authoritarianism and egalitarianism explained by evolutionary psychology    
**Author:** Agner Fog      

**Paper ID:** AB00085    
**Paper title:** Sociology and Cultural Evolution: Obstacles and Future Directions   
**Author:** Stephen Vaisey     

**Paper ID:** AB00119     
**Paper title:** Why does cultural selection need to be blind?   
**Author:** Ellen Clarke     

**Paper ID:** AB00161    
**Paper title:** SOCIO-SPATIAL PROFILE OF VIOLENCE IN BRAZILIAN SCHOOLS (2009-2018)   
**Author:** Carlos Alberto Travessa Junior      

**Paper ID:** AB00166     
**Paper title:** Charting the Future of Academic Fields with Cultural Evolutionary Trajectories   
**Author:** Jesse Parent     

**Paper ID:** AB00167     
**Paper title:** The Spatial Diffusion of Urban Forms  
**Author:** Patrick Adler    

**Paper ID:** AB00177    
**Paper title:** Active inference, evolutionary transition, and the deep roots of complex societies   
**Author:** Avel Guénin--Carlut     

**Paper ID:** AB00191     
**Paper title:** Cultural Emergentism   
**Author:** Michael Heather     

**Paper ID:** AB00192    
**Paper title:** A Force-based Model of Cultural Evolution with Application to Business Strategy   
**Author:** Peter Compo  

Discussion Session 2

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