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If you've ever wondered how and why people become robotically enslaved by advertising, religion, sexual fantasy, and cults, wonder no more. It's all because of "mind viruses," or "memes," and those who understand how to plant them into other's minds. This is the first truly accessible book about memes and how they make the world go 'round.
Of course, like all good memes, the ideas in Brodie's book are double-edged swords. They can vaccinate against the effects of cognitive viruses, but could also be used by those seeking power to gain it even more effectively. If you don't want to be left behind in the coevolutionary arms race between infection and protection, read about memes. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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We are surrounded by information in the 21st Century: we are bombarded by advertising, attitudes, celebrities, news, wars, fashion, the latest fads...the sheer amount of information we have access to appears untameable, unworkable, and too much to gain sense from unless we pick and choose very carefully. However, our choices are very often made for us as the result of advertising, media companies, the government and popular culture. The results of these choices are called memes, and their impact is shaping not just society but us individually, and on a core level, beyond psychology, personal free will, and even genetics. The very first book on the subject of memes, and how they behave just like viruses, this is an incredible study into the power of communication and going along with everyone else. "Virus of the Mind" explains just how we are infected by the deliberate shaping of society's attitudes and behaviors - and how we can cure ourselves.
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Unfortunately, ladies and gentlemen, the dear Richard Brodie is deceiving you.
This is not a book about science.
This is a ridiculous little self-help book written by someone who wants you to THINK it's science. I suffered through a full half of this book before I gave up. There is no discussion here about memetics! This is about how to "improve your life". Be Happy Now With Memetics(tm)(r)(c)!
If this was a book about an ex-Microsoft employee entitled "How To Be Self-Satisfied" that talked about how NOTHING IS YOUR FAULT and you must REMOVED THE BLOCKS OF SOCIETY, it would not sell and be ridiculed at that. Instead, Brodie takes a fledgling science with actual merit, passes himself off as some kind of expert on the subject (because, let's face it, there isn't much in the way of competition) and writes the above described self-help trash under the transparent umbrella of this science.
Run. Run away. Otherwise Brodie will get his hooks into you. He is an expert on memetics as far as he knows that if you read this book without two pinches of salt and fast legs, he will have you.
Buy something else. Buy "The Lucifer Principle". That book talks about memetics frankly, and talks about causes, effects, extrapolations, and more. And it's about so much more as well. Avoid "Virus of the Mind" like a, well, virus.
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No doubt this book is written with the best intent, but it is truly sad to see that Richard Brodie has misunderstood memetics on a rather fundamental level. Going on about memes as some kind of battle between good and evil, with examples like "unwed mother" (bad meme) and "the traditional american family" (good meme), he just proves that the idea of memetics has not passed the filter of his own his cultural bias. Memetics is not a question of ethics or vague self-improvment mumbo-jumbo, but a serious attempt to understand consciousness.
If you are truly interested about memetics, read Dawkins and Dennet critically, and make up your own mind. This book with its Readers Digest-attitude is only recommended to those that want to learn a few empty phrases for social occasions, or want a pseudo-intellectual coffe-table-adornment.
If you are truly interested about memetics, read Dawkins and Dennet critically, and make up your own mind. This book with its Readers Digest-attitude is only recommended to those that want to learn a few empty phrases for social occasions, or want a pseudo-intellectual coffe-table-adornment.
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--- Richard Brodie's book **Virus of the Mind** is so poorly written as to be in places almost incomprehensible. That's a shame because of the interest of the subject itself: memetic philosophy deserves much more serious treatment than it receives here. One person (quoted on the back cover) has compared Mr Brodie to Carl Sagan, but the late astronomer was a more than competent -- even, at times, elegant -- writer. The comparison is unjust. The chapter on religion in particular is an excruciating worst-case example of what can happen when you decide to write five thousand words on a subject you don't understand. Religion is not Mr Brodie's thing, and he may have felt that research into the subject would be an unbearably onerous task. He has relied instead on guesswork, fantasy and prejudice. If you feel that it is very wicked of people to be religious and if you're not particular about quality in your anti-religious arguments -- if you feel that anything will do in a pinch --- this chapter will provide you with cant that you may feel confident will impose on the smallest child. For the rest of us, the chapter is useless to an instructive degree. JJR
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new age hooey
What a load of new age goobbledy-gook.. I read the first chapter and threw it across the room. I was expecting a serious discussion of meme theory in a digestible form, and instead... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. Juni 2000 von Christina Wodtke
Virus of the Mind
Virus of the Mind is nothing short of extraordinary! What you'll learn from Richard Brodie's book is how and why words, concepts, ideas and beliefs are transmitted, become... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Dezember 1999 von Jonathan Logan
Memetics as a tool for purposeful living.
Richard Brodie's book is not only a great introduction to memetics, but it will also introduce you to evolutionary psychology and the idea of living with purpose. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Dezember 1999 von KEVIN M. OCONNOR
NEW WAYS TO THINK ABOUT THINKING
Richard Brodie's book caught Oprah Winfrey's attention for very good reasons. "Virus of the Mind" is a thoughtful, insightful book for the layperson. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. Dezember 1999 von Norene Cashen
A new way to look at certain types of ideas
Richard Brodie earned Oprah Winfrey's attention for a darn good reason. "Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme" is a thoughtful, insightful read that raises our... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. Dezember 1999 von Norene Cashen
Everyone Should Read This Book
Richard Brodie does a great job of explaining some complex things in a very easy to understand, but not watered down, manner. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. Dezember 1999 von Christa
information Super highway
This book introduced me to a whole new world of ideas explorations and concepts. I had never heard the term meme before reading this book, but by the end of the book I was able to... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
Eye Opening
This book was a wonderful eye opener for me, usually I cant get through a book like this however this one was written in such a way that it was actually interesting to read while... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. Dezember 1999 von Christine
This is a splendid little book.
Brodie's "Virus of the Mind" does not profess to be a rigorous treatment of memetics. Indeed, there is not likely to be any such treatment available for some time yet, as... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
Eloquent-Clear-Direct
_Virus of the Mind_ brilliantly introduces the multifaceted idea of memetics. Mr. Brodie has done an excellent job of using his knowledge to communicate. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. Dezember 1999 von Reed Konsler
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