Meme Machine: Genology of the Social Transmission Process of Culture: Genology of the Social Transmission Process of Culture

Author: Susan Blackmore
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: This book has a broad perspective, grand background, and is engaging. It ends with facing profound questions about human nature. The core of these questions lies in the nature of the self that exists within each of us—the very self that constitutes the core of our consciousness, experiencing deep emotions within our hearts, holding our memories and beliefs, and making choices for our various life tasks. Susan Blackmore's conclusion is striking: that inner self, that "inner me," is merely an illusion—nothing more than a phantom fabricated by memes for their own replication.