Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id QAA05177 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 31 Jan 2002 16:10:57 GMT X-Originating-IP: [137.110.248.206] From: "Grant Callaghan" <grantc4@hotmail.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Abstractism Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:05:12 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <LAW2-F37S1Nz19qG96g000050fe@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Jan 2002 16:05:13.0308 (UTC) FILETIME=[10CE81C0:01C1AA71] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>
>Hi Robin Faichney -
>
> >My actual position, for those who are interested, is that culture can
> >in principle be studied without reference to meaning -- confined to
> >observing patterns of behaviour -- but the usefulness of doing so is
> >limited, and in practice -- and in particular where the study is part
> >of the culture (ie it's our own) -- it's extremely difficult. More at
> >http://www.ii01.org/culture.html
>
>It's rare when Robin and I come to some sharing of the road, but, there
>it is.
>
>- Wade
>
Here's a throwaway definition of memes for you: Memes are the inventions of
people and culture is what they do with them.
Grant
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