memetics and semiotics

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    I was wondering weather Terrence Deacons approach to memetics
    in his article "The trouble with memes (and what to do about it)"
    from 1999 in the Semiotic Review of Books has received critique. It
    seems very tempting to see memes as Peirceian "sign vehicles"
    and it would indeed solve many troubles memetics seems to be
    having. I believe we can talk of an evolution of signs, and the sign
    vehicle as the replicator. Human organism, but in this also case
    any object that can take part in semiosis (books, TV, art, traffic
    signs aso.) would probably count as substrat and the selective
    enviroment.

    I would be greatful for any recommendations on articles or books
    where semiotics and memetics are studied and compared. In
    Journal of Memetics Derek Gatherers article from 1997
    "Macromemetics: ..." gives some thoughts on semiotics, but does
    not deal with them in more detail.

    Oliver Kullman
    University of Tartu
    okullman@ut.ee

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