Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id HAA01740 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 4 Dec 2001 07:47:22 GMT Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 23:42:27 -0800 Message-Id: <200112040742.fB47gRk25376@mail5.bigmailbox.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary X-Mailer: MIME-tools 4.104 (Entity 4.116) X-Originating-Ip: [216.76.255.22] From: "Joe Dees" <joedees@addall.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Wilkins on the meme:engram relation Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is)
> Re: Wilkins on the meme:engram relationDate: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 07:54:20 -0500
> "Wade T. Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> "Memetics Discussion List" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>
>Hi Joe Dees -
>
>>The problem is not, as I see it, with the use of the term 'meme' to apply
>>to certain mutating, selected and differentially replicated cultural
>>phenomena, but rather as to which of the several phenomena you list, and
>>many others, qualify for a slot under the metaphoric umbrella of the term.
>
>To take the admonition, it is time just to not allow this umbrella to be
>opened in anything other than the foyer.
>
And that would be us. I sincerely doubt, however, that the term is anywhere near archaism; in fact, the 'meme' meme seems to be rather robust, which naturally raises the recursive question of how there can be such a healthy 'meme' meme in the absence of memes simpliciter.
>
>- Wade
>
>===============================================================
>This was distributed via the memetics list associated with the
>Journal of Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission
>For information about the journal and the list (e.g. unsubscribing)
>see: http://www.cpm.mmu.ac.uk/jom-emit
------------------------------------------------------------
Looking for a book? Want a deal? No problem AddALL!
http://www.addall.com compares book price at 41 online stores.
===============================================================
This was distributed via the memetics list associated with the
Journal of Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission
For information about the journal and the list (e.g. unsubscribing)
see: http://www.cpm.mmu.ac.uk/jom-emit
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Tue Dec 04 2001 - 07:58:10 GMT