I am really interested about the subject of Menes. However, to my surprise, there is little information available regarding the subject. this, to me, is mind bogling, considering the implications. Menes are essentially the cultural equivalent of genes, information passed on by imitation as opposed to genetic instruction" which are trends/fads shaped by society. Basically memes are doing for humans what genes have done for living creatures over the last 4 billion years. Any help in the subject will be greately appreciated.
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| QUOTE (code buttons @ Sep 30, 02:59 PM) |
| I am really interested about the subject of Menes. However, to my surprise, there is little information available regarding the subject. this, to me, is mind bogling, considering the implications. Menes are essentially the cultural equivalent of genes, information passed on by imitation as opposed to genetic instruction" which are trends/fads shaped by society. Basically memes are doing for humans what genes have done for living creatures over the last 4 billion years. Any help in the subject will be greately appreciated. |
the only similarities between memes and genes are superficial. The concept of memes existed long before it was christened with the name "meme". I'm afraid the hoopla over memes is much ado about nothing
I would like to make my own decision on the subject. Could you provide specific names of books or authors regarding the subject? maybe a link, ect?
Wikipedia has a good section on memes - look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme.
If there is anything genuinely novel in the "Meme" concept, I'm all ears. It just seems like an overhyped buzzword to me.
For reading I recommend Richard Dawkins - The Selfish Gene
Also Ken Wilber explores a different aspect of memes.
You need to be more specific about what it is you want to know about memes. I could post an essay or two about it but would not be sure if it was all worth it.
persona non grata
Also Ken Wilber explores a different aspect of memes.
You need to be more specific about what it is you want to know about memes. I could post an essay or two about it but would not be sure if it was all worth it.
persona non grata
You need to be more specific about what it is you want to know about memes. I could post an essay or two about it but would not be sure if it was all worth it.
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How about an essay regarding the so-called "home" that memes have allegedly found in the World Wide Web; as I read in an recent article.
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How about an essay regarding the so-called "home" that memes have allegedly found in the World Wide Web; as I read in an recent article.
| QUOTE (Unknown @ Oct 01, 04:23 PM) |
| If there is anything genuinely novel in the "Meme" concept, I'm all ears. It just seems like an overhyped buzzword to me. |
What is novel is the abstraction.
Genetics looks at the patterns of biological evolution.
"memes" sees this as a property of certain types of structured systems in which there is information flow and emergent effects. This abstraction allows what is understood about biological evolution to be applied to a range of other fields. While it might not be "hard science" yet, it is great fuel for the creative process.
I've heard it described as the psychological analogue of a gene, which makes a little more sense; that ideas can be seen as replicators, or, more accuratley, any idea which is passed from one person to another through behaviour (ie not by genes) is a meme. It seems to make perfect sense. It's just that documentation has been looking at it through a rather odd angle.
QUOTE(rhymer @ Oct 01, 07:26 PM) 
Hey rhymer, you just created another meme!
I have wondered if menes could explain autism.
QUOTE(dutch84 @ Jul 17, 08:20 PM)
I have wondered if menes could explain autism.
that makes no sense. How could a propagating idea have anything to do with autism?
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