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Vincent wrote:
<I've stated many times before where I see a gap that fits mydiscipline's
capacity to contribute to memetics, and sometimes I think the focus on
individuals and the minds/brain processes underplays what I seeas the
central element of memetics, which is not simply about how an idea gets from
one mind to another, but how social movements/trends originateand spread.
That means that as important as examining information/ideational transfer
between individuals is, the main point is how an idea spreads through large
masses of people. I think there are social psychology elements here, which
would involve things like group and organisational communication(for which
of course there's already lots of theories and research) as well as mass
communication (again subject to lots of theories and research that needs to
be addressed).>
I hope your approach takes off, Vincent. It's a point of interest that the
world's major libraries have classified Blackmore, Lynch and Brodie's books
on memetics as social psychology. Thus they are set in silicon and paper,
and where browsing the shelves is a factor the classification will have
implications for the readership.
Diana
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