Re: The Electric Meme

From: William Benzon (bbenzon@mindspring.com)
Date: Mon 10 Mar 2003 - 17:05:05 GMT

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    on 3/10/03 11:09 AM, Samuel Rose at samuel.rose@voyager.net wrote:

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    > 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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