The Holon/Parton Structure of the Meme, or The Unit of Culture

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Author(s): J. T. Velikovsky (University of Newcastle, Australia)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 17
Source title: Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Simulation, and Human-Computer Interaction
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7368-5.ch059

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence / Human-Computer Interaction / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter uses systems theory and complexity theory to describe the holon/parton structure of the unit of culture, also known as the meme. The structure of the unit of culture viewed as the holon-parton is a conceptual, theoretical, practical, and scientific tool for identifying and analyzing units (as parts, and as wholes), potentially within all symbol systems in culture. The theoretical perspective adopted in this chapter is evolutionary systems theory. Memes are defined as units of culture, or ideas, processes, or products.

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