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The Meme Machine
The Meme Machine
Author: Susan Blackmore
What is a meme? First coined by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene, a meme is any idea, behavior, or skill that can be transferred from one person to another by imitation: stories, fashions, inventions, recipes, songs, ways of plowing a field or throwing a baseball or making a sculpture. The meme is also one of the most important -- and controv...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780198503651
ISBN-10: 0198503652
Publication Date: 4/8/1999
Pages: 264
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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An interesting discussion of memetics and what it implies. The last couple of chapters - about the self and consciousness - were particularly interesting to me. Blackmore presents memetics in a way that makes it understandable and yet keeps it's power and complexity visible. Recommended if you're interested in the field.


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