Virus of the Mind : The New Science of the Meme
Richard. Brodie
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Carlsbad : : Hay House, Inc., , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (349 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: Crisis of the Mind; Chapter 1: Memes; Chapter 2: Mind and Behavior; Chapter 3: Viruses; Chapter 4: Evolution; Chapter 5: The Evolution of Memes; Chapter 6: Sex: The Root of All Evolution; Chapter 7: Survival and Fear; Chapter 8: How We Get Programmed; Chapter 9: Cultural Viruses; Chapter 10: The Memetics of Religion; Chapter 11: Designer Viruses; Chapter 12: Disinfection; Recommended Reading; Acknowledgments; About the Author. - Virus of the Mind is the first popular book devoted to the science of memetics, a controversial new field that transcends psychology, biology, anthropology, and cognitive science. Memetics is the science of memes, the invisible but very real DNA of human society. In Virus of the Mind, Richard Brodie carefully builds on the work of scientists Richard Dawkins, Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Dennett, and others who have become fascinated with memes and their potential impact on our lives. But Richard goes beyond science and dives into the meat of the issue: is the emergence of this new science going
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| ISBN | 1-4019-2600-2
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