Memetics

Introduction

A good starting point is the entry for 'memes' in the Principia Cybernetica.

Alt-memetics has lots of links to articles and other memetics sites

Meme Central is run by Richard Brodie, one of the principal authors of MS Word and author of Virus of the Mind. As well as many good links and resources, you can subscribe to the free newsletter Meme Update and also read the introduction to his book.

Useful articles:

Evolution, Selfishness and Cooperation by Francis Heylighen

Books include:

Blackmore, Susan 2000. The Meme Machine. Oxford University Press.

Brodie, Richard 1995. Virus of the Mind. Integral Press.

Dennett, Daniel C. 1995. Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life. Harmondsworth: Penguin.

Dennett gives a philosophical perspective on Darwinism. The book includes a good exposition of Richard Dawkins' notion of 'memes'.

Lynch, Aaron Thought contagion: how belief spreads through society. Basic Books.

Price, If & Shaw, Ray 1998. Shifting the Patterns: Breaking the Memetic Codes of Corporate Performance. Chalford, Gloucs.: Management Books 2000.

Price & Shaw adopt a systemic approach to organisational change, coupled with an emphasis on memes—the hypothetical ‘genes of culture’ proposed by Richard Dawkins.

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Price & Shaw adopt a systemic approach to organisational change, coupled with an emphasis on memes—the hypothetical ‘genes of culture’ proposed by Richard Dawkins.

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