Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id AAA11648 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 12 Feb 2002 00:21:31 GMT Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 11:16:26 +1100 Subject: Re: Why memeoids? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: John Wilkins <wilkins@wehi.edu.au> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <20020211234256.54DF31FD47@camail.harvard.edu> Message-Id: <C11F1ABE-1F4D-11D6-A9C5-003065B4D1F0@wehi.edu.au> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.480) Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at 10:43 AM, Wade T.Smith wrote:
> ...And it reminds me that at one time I was thinking about tossing out
> for
> inspection the 'meteor, meteoroid, meteorite' terminology in memetics,
> especially as far as the _where_ things might be- which would present a
> case for 'memeoid', as well as 'memeite'. It would also, very nicely,
> sync in with my behavior-only stance, as 'meme' would be the terminology
> for the behavior, 'memeite' for an artefact of any sort with memetic
> content, and 'memeoid' for the memory quantum in the brain.
>
Memeite is something you spread on toast in the UK. Or is it a meme that
never hits anything but just burns up in the noosphere?
-- John S Wilkins Head, Communication Services The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville, Victoria, Australia=============================================================== 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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