Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id QAA01850 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 30 May 2000 16:24:03 +0100 From: "Richard Brodie" <richard@brodietech.com> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Cui bono, Chuck? Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 08:22:03 -0700 Message-ID: <NBBBIIDKHCMGAIPMFFPJGEDJEOAA.richard@brodietech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <393381E5.2E285BED@mediaone.net> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Chuck wrote:
<<But from a cultural
perspective, [Weber's] work is excellent in showing how the culture
developing to
accommodate capitalism was a practical effort to develop the conceptual
tools
necessary to live in a capitalist society.>>
Like the development of the giraffe's neck was a practical effort to develop
the biological tools necessary to munch on high branches?
Who was the designer?
Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com www.memecentral.com/rbrodie.htm
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