Memes were introduced by Richard Dawkins[1] (as second replicators alongside genes. Further studies on memetics by Blackmore[2], Dennett[3], Distin[4], Aunger[5], Gaboraga[6] or Schlaile[7] often (but not always) used genetic terminology/concepts to clarify the ontology and phenomenology of memes. Such an… Continue Reading
Responsibility does not come with equality. Continue Reading
Above: IRWIN 2021 Homo Deus, A Brief History of Tomorrow is not the latest book by Yuval Noah Harari. Still, since it develops all the crucial concepts later presented in his 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, it is like… Continue Reading
Addiction to social media is as much a threat as addiction to family. Continue Reading
Value chains in organizations can be understood metaphorically as micro power plants that generate energy (value creation) from consumed inputs ( capitals ). Value chains are constructed to add value by producing a slightly greater output value than the sum… Continue Reading
It is not a heresy any more to use quantum mechanics concepts in neuroscience, humanities and philosophy. Emergence, wave function, entanglement work. Continue Reading
Terminology is important. Clarifying the concepts behind important terms has always been a passion of mine. So many conceptual blunders can be found in the so-called social sciences in particular, both in the past and today, and management and communications… Continue Reading
In response to the apparent selfishness dominating evolution on earth, as proposed by Charles Darwin (evolution by natural selection), various theories arose that distinguish animals from humans, altruism referring only to humans. Namely, they were directed against mankind’s illusion that… Continue Reading
Memetics was introduced by Richard Dawkins in Selfish Gene the last chapter back in 1976. For a quite unclear reason, Dawkins himself never developed the theory further. Susan Blackmore, Kate Distin, Robert Aunger and Daniel Dennett are rare few that… Continue Reading
The recent purge of Facebook and Twitter, which massively wiped out Donald Trump and his supporters’ user accounts, has rightly attracted attention. Unjustifiably, however, the erasure did not receive the critical scrutiny it deserves due to the far-reaching consequences. So… Continue Reading