“For memetics to be a reasonable research programme, it should be the case that copying, and differential success in causing the multiplication of copies, overwhelmingly plays the major role in shaping all or at least most of the contents of culture. Evolved domain-specific psychological dispositions, if there are any, should be at most a relatively minor factor that could be considered part of background conditions.”
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Dan Sperber
Dan Sperber is a renowned cognitive scientist, born on June 20, 1942. His research focuses on cognitive psychology and cognitive anthropology, with in-depth studies on language, thought, and the transmission of culture. more
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Source: Cultural Transmission and Evolution: A Quantitative Approach
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