Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 11:34:25 +0200
From: Mario Vaneechoutte <Mario.Vaneechoutte@rug.ac.be>
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: Recessive memes
Nick Rose wrote:
In addition, I would think that most internalists would
> agree that all we can copy/imitate is the 'behaviour'.
> Recessive 'memes' never get passsed on - because they are
> never seen. It is the 'behaviour' which we judge to be
> similiar or the same (for identification of memes / meme
> varients). And - In truth we have no idea whether the same
> behaviours (in different individuals) are stored in
> identifiable ways. If memeticists are interested in human
> behaviour - what is wrong with focussing on human behaviour?
Can you give examples of recessive memes?
Mario
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