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Music as a trait in evolutionary theory: A musicological perspective

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Wald-Fuhrmann,  Melanie
Department of Music, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Max Planck Society;

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Pearson,  Lara
Department of Music, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Max Planck Society;

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Roeske,  Tina C.
Department of Music, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Max Planck Society;

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Grüny,  Christian
Department of Music, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Max Planck Society;

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Polak,  Rainer
Department of Music, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Max Planck Society;

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Wald-Fuhrmann, M., Pearson, L., Roeske, T. C., Grüny, C., & Polak, R. (2021). Music as a trait in evolutionary theory: A musicological perspective. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 44: e93. doi:10.1017/S0140525X20001193.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0009-5AFF-4
Abstract
Although it can be straightforward to define the features of physical traits, complex cultural categories tend to elude widely accepted definitions that transcend cultural and historical context. Addressing papers by Mehr et al. and Savage et al., which both aim to explain music as an evolved trait, we discuss fundamental problems that arise from their conceptualizations of music.