Re: The Status of Memetics as a Science

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Sat Apr 21 2001 - 16:06:05 BST

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    Hi Robin Faichney -

    >You can't isolate a pattern -- especially one that's part of a complex
    >system.

    Aristotle did, many, many years ago.

    - Wade

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