Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id TAA03549 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sat, 9 Feb 2002 19:17:36 GMT Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 18:25:35 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Meta-memes? Message-ID: <20020209182535.A683@ii01.org> References: <001c01c1b192$32b133a0$5e2ffea9@oemcomputer> <NEBBKOADILIOKGDJLPMAAENDCKAA.debivort@umd5.umd.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <NEBBKOADILIOKGDJLPMAAENDCKAA.debivort@umd5.umd.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Sat, Feb 09, 2002 at 11:50:56AM -0500, Lawrence DeBivort wrote:
> At the Memetics Group, we use the term 'meta-meme' to refer to those memes
> that address issues of memetics, learning, knowledge, authority. That is, a
> meta-meme is a meme about memes and their nature.
Absolutely. As an example, The Meme Machine is jam-packed full of
metamemes. The proportion of metamemes to other memes in this group
is unfortunately nowhere near that level.
-- "A prime source of meta-memes" -- inside information -- http://www.ii01.org/ Robin Faichney=============================================================== 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
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