Schlaile, Michael P. and Veit, Walter and Boudry, Maarten (2021) Memes. [Preprint]

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This chapter makes the case for (re-)introducing memes into economics. While many scholars have (prematurely) rejected the notion of memes, it is argued that by taking memes more seriously, economists could establish links between fragmented approaches and overcome an apparent bias towards mostly intentional and “adaptive” processes of innovation and technological and economic change. Moreover, by embracing the meme’s eye view one can overcome questionable conceptions of creative genius and rationally optimizing agents, or at least complement them with a more naturalistic and informational perspective. In summary, studying memes means studying interconnected informational structures (often involving instructions) that can be socially transmitted—especially by imitation—and recombined, thus affording the emergence of innovations.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Schlaile, Michael P. michael.schlaile@uni-hohenheim.de Veit, Walter wrwveit@gmail.com 0000-0001-7701-8995 Boudry, Maarten maartenboudry@gmail.com
Keywords:	complex systems, creativity, cultural evolution, imitation, information, innovation, memes, meme’s eye view, memetics, parasitic culture, replication, rules
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Psychology > Evolutionary Psychology Specific Sciences > Cultural Evolution Specific Sciences > Economics Specific Sciences > Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr. Walter Veit
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2021 14:34
Last Modified:	05 Feb 2023 14:08
Item ID:	18672
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Psychology > Evolutionary Psychology Specific Sciences > Cultural Evolution Specific Sciences > Economics Specific Sciences > Psychology
Date:	2021
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18672

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