18 May
2003
18 May
'03
3:16 a.m.
On Sat, 17 May 2003, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
You mention Darwin but not Richard Dawkins author of _Selfish Gene_ and later meme theories. Memes are basically ideas. They can replicate, compete, cooperate, etc. Brains are the medium in which they grow.
Allow me to suggest this article (or rather, a response to an article): http://www.edge.org/discourse/evolutionofculture.html to anyone wishing to read a contrarian position as relates to "memes" and their various interpretations. The original article is here: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/dennett/dennett_p2.html ----- John Kozubik - john@kozubik.com - http://www.kozubik.com