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ARCHIVE: Toward a Theory of the Memetic Sphere
ABSTRACT:
Three basic objectives are pursued in this paper. One, to outline a theory of the memetic sphere. Some have called it the ideosphere, but none has dwelt upon the similitudes by means of which it reflects the celestial sphere, which in turn serves as its 'model'.
Two, to show that an expanding memetic sphere is in actuality the centrifugal afterglow of a now permanent information explosion, which in turn feeds on it. A theory of the memetic sphere is thus a theory of information explosion.
Three, to demonstrate that the way for individuals and groups to stay afloat in an information cauldron, which human society has become, is to establish a computer-based network connectivity to transform 'Planet Earth' (otherwise a 'Wide Area') into a symbolic LAN (Local Area Network). This symbolism is, indeed, already ingrained in a popular catch-phrase in cyberspace, which says: "Think globally, act locally". A theory of information explosion consequently evolves into a theory of network connectivity...
CLICK HERE TO READ THE WHOLE ABSTRACT AND PAPER
PS: A subsequent, shorter, version of this paper was published in Hekima: Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Volume 2 Number 2 of February 2005.
Three basic objectives are pursued in this paper. One, to outline a theory of the memetic sphere. Some have called it the ideosphere, but none has dwelt upon the similitudes by means of which it reflects the celestial sphere, which in turn serves as its 'model'.
Two, to show that an expanding memetic sphere is in actuality the centrifugal afterglow of a now permanent information explosion, which in turn feeds on it. A theory of the memetic sphere is thus a theory of information explosion.
Three, to demonstrate that the way for individuals and groups to stay afloat in an information cauldron, which human society has become, is to establish a computer-based network connectivity to transform 'Planet Earth' (otherwise a 'Wide Area') into a symbolic LAN (Local Area Network). This symbolism is, indeed, already ingrained in a popular catch-phrase in cyberspace, which says: "Think globally, act locally". A theory of information explosion consequently evolves into a theory of network connectivity...
CLICK HERE TO READ THE WHOLE ABSTRACT AND PAPER
PS: A subsequent, shorter, version of this paper was published in Hekima: Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Volume 2 Number 2 of February 2005.
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