Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id MAA24949 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 7 Feb 2002 12:49:43 GMT Subject: Re: Words and memes Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 07:44:17 -0500 x-sender: wsmith1@camail.harvard.edu x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, Claritas Est Veritas From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> To: "Memetics Discussion List" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-Id: <20020207124404.65F0B1FD65@camail.harvard.edu> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Joe Dees -
>>I would only add that behavior itself is the last requirement.
>>
>But not the only one; for artifact or behavior prompted behavior to be
>anything other than random movements, it requires nonrandom instruction,
>that is, meaningful instruction such as meaningful behavior to copy or
>follow (a behavior that results from a verbal instruction produces the
>meaning encoded in the instruction, rather than reproducing the act of
>mouthing the instruction) or meaningful artifactual (say, written)
>instruction to follow. And all communications are performances, but all
>performances are not communications. All sayings are doings, but not all
>doings are sayings.
Yup. Notice you never mentioned the dreaded 'm' word.
The found object is not memetic until it is discovered.
- Wade
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