Re: solipsistic view on memetics

From: Kenneth Van Oost (Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be)
Date: Fri Sep 15 2000 - 19:52:41 BST

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Subject: Re: solipsistic view on memetics
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 20:52:41 +0200
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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Douglas Brooker <dbrooker@clara.co.uk>
    To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>

    > My interest is how the relationship of self to collective varies from
    society to
    > society and determines the kinds of questions we permit ourselves to ask
    in
    > certain (intellectual) situations.

    << Can you please give an example so I can study such variations ?
    Thanks.>>

    What is compelling about some aspects of memetics is that it appears to
    formulate a theoretical structure for the dynamic of collective thought
    which is lacking in societies whose language structure reflects a strong
    bias towards individual-specific discourse.

    << One major blast for memetics is that just its theoretical structure
    homogenise
    collectiviness where IMHO the individuality stance is more appropiate.
    A strange effect though, while we are trying to determine what makes the
    cultural tick, we dismiss the subjects which are cause and effect of that
    change,
    all of the individuals we are ! >>

    Regards,

    Kenneth

    ( I am, because we are)

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