From: William Benzon (bbenzon@mindspring.com)
Date: Mon 10 Mar 2003 - 17:05:05 GMT
on 3/10/03 11:09 AM, Samuel Rose at samuel.rose@voyager.net wrote:
[snip]
> I have only recently subscribed to this list, and I have recently got
> ahold of a copy of Robert Aunger's "The Electric Meme".
>
>
> I have not found many references here to his theory about what "memes"
> are, and was wondering if anyone had any input on this book/theory?
>
I've written a rather scathing review of the book:
http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/benzon.html
Basically, his neuroscience is incompetent and his theory internally
inconsistent.
Bill Benzon
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