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ISBN
0521606276
EAN
9780521606271
Date of Publication
2004-12-20
Release Title
The Selfish Meme: A Critical Reassessment
Artist
Distin, Kate
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Book Title
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521606276
ISBN-13
9780521606271
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30763717

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
240 Pages
Publication Name
Selfish Meme : a Critical Reassessment
Language
English
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, General
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Author
Kate Distin
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2004-051882
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
‘Distin‘s discussion is even-handed and informative for those wishing to update themselves on the current state of play in the field.‘Scientific and Medical Network Review, ‘A model of clarity, the book‘s appeal is wide - from philosophers to sociologists, anyone interested in how cultures change will benefit from reading The Selfish Meme. Her rigorous approach makes her theory more palatable than other theories of cultural evolution.‘Philosophy Today, 'Distin's discussion is even-handed and informative for those wishing to update themselves on the current state of play in the field.' Scientific and Medical Network Review, 'A model of clarity, the book's appeal is wide - from philosophers to sociologists, anyone interested in how cultures change will benefit from reading The Selfish Meme. Her rigorous approach makes her theory more palatable than other theories of cultural evolution.' Philosophy Today, The Selfish Meme is a very readable and thought provoking book, and I would have no hesitation in recommending it to open-minded students and scholars in any biological, anthropological or sociological field.' Cambridge (the Magazine of the Cambridge Society)
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Dewey Decimal
306.01
Table Of Content
1. Introduction; 2. The meme hypothesis; 3. Cultural DNA; 4. The replication of complex culture; 5. Variation; 6. Selection; 7. The story so far; 8. The human mind: meme-complex with a virus?; 9. The meme's eye view; 10. Early cultural evolution; 11. Memetic DNA; 12. Memes and the mind; 13. Science, religion and society: what can memes tell us?; 14. Conclusions.
Synopsis
Culture is a unique and fascinating aspect of the human species. How did it emerge and how does it develop? Richard Dawkins has suggested that culture evolves and that memes are the cultural replicators, subject to variation and selection in the same way as genes function in the biological world. In this sense human culture is the product of a mindless evolutionary algorithm. Does this imply that we are mere meme machines and that the conscious self is an illusion? Kate Distin extends and strengthens Dawkins's theory and presents a fully developed and workable concept of cultural DNA. She argues that culture's development can be seen both as the result of memetic evolution and as the product of human creativity. Memetic evolution is therefore compatible with the view of humans as conscious and intelligent., This highly readable and accessible book presents, for the first time, a fully developed concept of cultural DNA. It argues that culture's development is the result of memetic evolution and the product of human creativity. Memetic evolution is thus perfectly compatible with the view of humans as conscious and intelligent., Culture is a unique and fascinating aspect of the human species. How did it emerge and how does it develop? Richard Dawkins suggested culture evolves and that memes are cultural replicators, subject to variation and selection in the same way as genes are in the biological world. Thus human culture is the product of a mindless evolutionary algorithm. Does this imply, as some have argued, that we are mere meme machines and that the conscious self is an illusion? This highly readable and accessible book extends Dawkins's theory, presenting for the first time a fully developed concept of cultural DNA. Distin argues that culture's development can be seen as the result of memetic evolution and as the product of human creativity. Memetic evolution is perfectly compatible with the view of humans as conscious and intelligent. This book should find a wide readership amongst philosophers, psychologists, sociologists and non-academic readers.
LC Classification Number
HM621.D57 2004

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