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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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 |
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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 |
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Date: | 2021 | ||||||||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18672 |
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