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PublisherHAY House, Incorporated

ISBN-101401924689

ISBN-139781401924683

eBay Product ID (ePID)71128535

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Book TitleVirus of the Mind : the New Science of the Meme

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicPersonal Growth / General, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics

GenreSelf-Help, Science

AuthorRichard Brodie

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight19.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-046359

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal302

SynopsisVirus of the Mind is the first popular book devoted to the science of memetics, a controversial new field that transcends psychology, biology, anthropology, and cognitive science. Memetics is the science of memes, the invisible but very real DNA of human society. In Virus of the Mind, Richard Brodie carefully builds on the work of scientists Richard Dawkins, Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Dennett, and others who have become fascinated with memes and their potential impact on our lives. But Richard goes beyond science and dives into the meat of the issue: is the emergence of this new science going to have an impact on our lives like the emergence of atomic physics did in the Cold War? He would say the impact will be at least as great. While atomic bombs affect everybody's life, virusesof the mind touch lives in a more personal and more pernicious way. Mind viruses have already infected governments, educational systems, and inner cities, leading to some of the most pervasive and troublesome problems of society today: youth gangs, the welfare cycle, the deterioration of the public schools, and ever-growing government bureaucracy. Viruses of the mind are not a future worry: they are here with us now and are evolving to become better and better at their job of infecting us. The recent explosion of mass media and the information superhighway has made the earth a prime breeding ground for virusesof the mind. Will there be a mental plague? Will only some of us survive with our free will intact? Richard Brodie weaves together science, ethics, and current events as he raises these and other very disturbing questions about memes., Virus of the Mind is the first popular book devoted to the science of memetics, a controversial new field that transcends psychology, biology, anthropology, and cognitive science. Memetics is the science of memes, the invisible but very real DNA of human society. In Virus of the Mind, Richard Brodie carefully builds on the work of scientists Richard Dawkins, Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Dennett, and others who have become fascinated with memes and their potential impact on our lives. But Richard goes beyond science and dives into the meat of the issue: is the emergence of this new science going to have an impact on our lives like the emergence of atomic physics did in the Cold War? He would say the impact will be at least as great. While atomic bombs affect everybody's life, viruses of the mind touch lives in a more personal and more pernicious way. Mind viruses have already infected governments, educational systems, and inner cities, leading to some of the most pervasive and troublesome problems of society today: youth gangs, the welfare cycle, the deterioration of the public schools, and ever-growing government bureaucracy. Viruses of the mind are not a future worry: they are here with us now and are evolving to become better and better at their job of infecting us. The recent explosion of mass media and the information superhighway has made the earth a prime breeding ground for viruses of the mind. Will there be a mental plague? Will only some of us survive with our free will intact? Richard Brodie weaves together science, ethics, and current events as he raises these and other very disturbing questions about memes.

LC Classification NumberHM626.B76 2009

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by bramlett_jeff
Dec 29, 2020
One of those books everyone should read,
I read this book long ago and had to order it again during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without knowing it, the ideas in this book probably affected my personality over the years. Now I am skeptical of everything, and this mask wearing everyone is doing these days, despite scientific evidence showing it stops the virus, is a good example of a meme gone wild. You can see the programming everywhere. So, read this book and be immune to propaganda, I guess. Or don't!
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by maverickscholar
May 28, 2024
All good.
All good.
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