The Two-Stage Life Cycle of Cultural Replicators

Volume: 9, Pages: 149 - 170
Published: Dec 19, 2012
Abstract
Other complex life cycles that include specialized memes, such as those seen in the copy-the-instructions life cycle, are thought to be worthy of further study. Multiple opportunities for memes to add specialized components to their life cycles exist, and meme specialization may find use in explaining certain aspects of linguistic and cultural behavior that currently seem puzzling. One example of such behavior is religious rituals performed in...
Paper Details
Title
The Two-Stage Life Cycle of Cultural Replicators
Published Date
Dec 19, 2012
Volume
9
Pages
149 - 170
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