Daniel Dennett 2of3: Harmless, Harmful and Helpful Memes

Daniel Dennett describes how Darwin introduced the idea of natural selection by comparing it to the selective breeding of domestic animals; including intentional selection as well as unconscious selection. Dennett also introduces a fourth category, genetic engineering. He then goes on to show how these categories also apply to the evolution of cultures.

From a conference in 1998 called Der Digitale Planet (The Digital Planet), which also included Douglas Adams, Richard Dawkins, Jared Diamond and Steven Pinker. Links follow:

Douglas Adams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msAF_MDYWNE

Richard Dawkins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdBOb9tQjNU

Stephen Pinker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVrb5ClvDho

Jared Diamond: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV_P1VGqMBo


Found here (at the bottom):
http://www.reitstoen.com/dennett.php

Direct link to video (real media):
http://www.web-for-vision.com:8080/ramgen/SPIEGEL/Wfv_Isdn.smil

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• dennett
• meme
• memetics
• cultural
• evolution
• symbiont
• parasite
• language
• music

[hydrocloricman]

Some subtitles would be really helpful because audio sucks

[theinquisitor]

@hydrocloricman, sorry man but there's hours of this stuff. That's a lot of subtitling. I find it's more comprehensible with headphones though.

[JennaSmith987]

He is talking Trash.

[haerverk]

@AnonymousWhitePerson

Then why only a pitiful "Ad Hominem"?

I, for one, always thought of such basic fallacies as being waaay below a true intellectual...

[AnonymousWhitePerson]

Pseudointellectual.

[hydrocloricman]

it worths it a try but ok thanks for the tip