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| Memes: Richard Dawkins coined the term "meme" in his 1976 book "The Selfish Gene" to describe units of cultural information that are passed from one person to another. He argued that memes play an important role in human evolution, as they allow us to learn from each other and share knowledge and skills. See also Evolution, Genes, Selection, Culture, R. Dawkins._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Terrence W. Deacon on Memes - Dictionary of Arguments
I 341 Memes/Symbols/Evolution/Deacon: all symbol-processing hominids are connected by a common pool of symbols. No other species has access to this pool. >Symbols/Deacon, cf. >Signs, >Understanding, >Communication._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Dea I T. W. Deacon The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of language and the Brain New York 1998 Dea II Terrence W. Deacon Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter New York 2013 |
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