> Robin wrote:
>
> <<But I am very surprised that Dennett, of all people,
> would use the word "mind" in a definition. Can you give
> me a reference?>>
>
> Try Darwin's Dangerous Idea, ch. 12.
>
> <<Of course, memes are absolutely dependent on the behaviour
> of individuals. Back when humans produced no more cultural
> artifacts than any other species, memes were nothing but
> behaviour! And one that exists only in a book, having been
> forgotten by everyone that once hosted it (or they're dead),
> is certainly in a state of extreme dormancy until someone
> reads it. I just don't want to say that a dormant meme has
> ceased to be a meme, until it suddenly becomes one again.
> But I guess this issue could be purely semantic.>>
>
> See my previous post on classes and instances.
Anal retentive academics like Dennett, Dawkins and Fodor call this
the type/token distinction. Joe
> Robin
>
>
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