The idea that we might be robots is no longer the stuff of science fiction; many esteemed scientists now believe that humans are merely the hosts for two replicators (genes and memes) that have no interest in us except as conduits for replication. Accepting and now forcefully responding to this decentering and disturbing idea, Keith Stanovich here provides the tools for the "robot's rebellion." We may well be robots, but we are the only robots who have discovered that fact. Chapter 7, "From the Clutches of the Genes into the Clutches of the Memes", includes these topics: Attack of the Memes: The Second Replicator Rationality, Science, and Meme Evaluation Reflectively Acquired Memes: The Neurathian Project of Meme Evaluation Personal Autonomy and Reflectively Acquired Memes Which Memes Are Good for Us? Why Memes Can Be Especially Nasty (Nastier Than Genes Even!) The Ultimate Meme Trick: Why Your Memes Want You to Hate the Idea of Memes Memetic Concepts as Tools of Self-Examination Building Memeplex Self on a Level Playing Field: Memetics as an Epistemic Equalizer Evolutionary Psychology Rejects the Notion of Free-Floating Memes The Co-Adapted Meme Paradox The Robot's Rebellion |