Re: virus: Memetic Engineering
Nathaniel Hall (natehall@WORLDNET.ATT.NET)
Tue, 04 Aug 1998 13:36:21 -0600
Carlos E. Sangronis Ch. wrote:
>
> Dear virions,
>
> I hope you enjoy life as much as I do.
>
> I subscribe to the list a week ago. My purpose with joining this list is
> to learn about memetic engineering.
>
> I like to know if there are good sites on Internet that have some info
> about this. I know that Richard Brodie have a good introductory book to
> memetics called Virus of the Mind. Dont you know about a site on Internet
> that contains that book.
>
> My best regards,
>
> Carlos Sangronis
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> en Venezuela
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The word "meme" was originally coined by Richard Dawkins in his book
"The selfish gene". Much of what he talks about in the way of genes also
applies to memes. A good knowledge of meme lore would start with his
book.
Nate Hall