# 📄 To comment or not to comment

**Mridula Mascarenhas, Richard J. Cordes, Daniel A. Friedman** (2023) · *Physics of Life Reviews*

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## Abstract

> A commentary in *Physics of Life Reviews* by Mridula Mascarenhas, Richard J. Cordes, and Daniel A. Friedman responding to the target article "To copy or not to copy?" by Héctor M. Manrique and Michael J. Walker, which examines imitation, copying fidelity, and the foundations of human cumulative technological culture. The comment engages the target's account of social learning and its role in the evolution of culture.

## Keywords

`commentary` · `imitation` · `social learning` · `cumulative culture` · `copying fidelity` · `Physics of Life Reviews`

## Key Contributions

- A peer commentary engaging Manrique and Walker's account of imitation and the origins of human cumulative technological culture.
- Situates copying fidelity and social learning within broader discussions of cultural evolution.

## Methods

- Critical commentary and conceptual analysis of the target article; see the published comment for the full argument.

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## Citation

```bibtex
@article{2023_ToComment,
  author = {Mridula Mascarenhas, Richard J. Cordes, Daniel A. Friedman},
  title = {{To comment or not to comment}},
  journal = {Physics of Life Reviews},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1016/j.plrev.2023.06.002},
}
```

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