Culture

A set of memes, institutions, and Background Knowledge shared by a group of people.

Culture is the medium through which ideas propagate across minds and generations. It can be dominated by rational memes (producing a Dynamic Society) or anti-rational memes (producing a Static Society).

Connections

•Composed of memes, institutions, and Background Knowledge
•Dynamic cultures foster traditions of criticism
•Static cultures suppress Creativity and Criticism
•Carries Inexplicit knowledge that may be lost through Revolutionary upheaval
•Diversity within a culture reflects the range of ideas present
•Error Correction at the cultural level constitutes Progress
•Ideologies are subsets of culture that may resist internal criticism

See Also

Meme Institution Background Knowledge Dynamic Society Static Society Tradition of Criticism Diversity Progress

Referenced By

Anti-Rational Meme Background Knowledge Diversity Dynamic Society Epistemology Error Correction Ideology Inexplicit Institution Meme Rational Meme Stasis The Pattern Tradition of Criticism

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