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Expelling the Meme-Ghost from the Machine: An Evolutionary Explanation for the Spread of Cultural Practices

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Memes,\ndefined in terms of\nideas, mental representations\nor\ninformation, are\nused in an attempt to explain the spread of cultural practices. We argue that such reference\nto hidden replicators, which are said to have causal effects on a person’s actions,\nappears\nto\nexplain human behavioral patterns, but only results in restating the observed behavior. This\napproach, based on a memotype\n–\nphemotype distinction,\nfalls prey to the unsolvable\nproblems of mind\n–\nbody dualism.

Source: NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives

Authors: Carsta Simon, William M. Baum

Language: English

Topic: Language and cultural evolution

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1157916130

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Cites: 26

Cited by: 4

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