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(philosophy)memetics - /me-met'iks/ The study of memes.

As of mid-1993, this is still an extremely informal and speculative endeavor, though the first steps toward at least statistical rigor have been made by H. Keith Henson and others. Memetics is a popular topic for speculation among hackers, who like to see themselves as the architects of the new information ecologies in which memes live and replicate.


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Especially focusing upon the Oral Traditional Theory as revealed in a case study of the longevity of classic Anglo-Saxon poetry from the tenth century, How Tradition Works is especially intended for specialists in evolutionary theory, memetics, and Anglo-Saxon studies.
How Tradition Works by Buhle, Willis M. / Reviewer's Bookwatch
We would expect librarians to retain their humanistic values, as well as many of their technical skills, but also to be skilled and knowledgeable in information anthropology, memetics, and whatever other disciplines give them a view of the social import and effect of their institutions.
Educating and training library practitioners: a comparative history ... by Hermanson, Robert / Library Trends
His goal is to define and defend the value of a brand new "discipline" - memetics - whose catch-phrases are popular in the world of the digerati, if nowhere else yet.
Thought Contagion: How Belief Spreads Through Society by Doherty, Brian / Reason
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