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The Criticism by Dan Sperber of the Memetic Approach to Culture

Abstract

The article is devoted to the famous contemporary French philosopher Dan Sperber and his criticism of memetics. Sperber analyzes the arguments of Richard Dawkins and shows their vulnerability.

About the Author

Marina Kedrova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation


References

1. Sperber D. Explaining Culture. A Naturalistic Approach. - Blackwell Publishing, 1996. P. 1.

2. Sperber D. An objection to the memetic approach to culture // Darwinizing Culture. The status of memetics as a science. Ed. by Robert Aunger. -Oxford, 2000. P. 163-173.

3. Blackmore S. The Meme Machine. - Oxford, 1999. P. 14.

4. Blackmore S. The Meme Machine. P. x.

5. Докинз Р. Расширенный фенотип. - М., 2010. С. 88.


Review

For citations:


Kedrova M. The Criticism by Dan Sperber of the Memetic Approach to Culture. Russian Journal of Philosophical Sciences. 2016;(3):119-127. (In Russ.)



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