The Meme Machine - Couverture rigide

Blackmore, Susan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198503652 ISBN 13 : 9780198503651

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Book by Blackmore Susan

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Humans are extraordinary creatures, with the unique ability among animals to imitate and so copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviours, inventions, songs, and stories. These are all memes, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. Memes, like genes, are replicators, and this enthralling book is an investigation of whether this link between genes and memes can lead to important discoveries about the nature of the inner self. Confronting the deepest questions about our inner selves, with all our emotions, memories, beliefs, and decisions, Susan Blackmore makes a compelling case for the theory that the inner self is merely an illusion created by the memes for the sake of replication.

Revue de presse

Anyone who hopes or fears that memetics will become a science of culture will find this surefooted exploration of the prospects a major eye-opener. (Daniel Dennett)

Any theory deserves to be given its best shot, and that is what Susan Blackmore has given the theory of the meme I am delighted to recommend her book. (Richard Dawkins)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0198503652
• ISBN 13: 9780198503651
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 288