Memetika sebagai Studi Kebudayaan Berbasis Evolusi  

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Wijayanto, Eko

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Melintas: An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion vol. 29 no. 01 (Apr. 2013), page 42-55.
Topik: Evolution; meme; gene; selection; memetics; culture study; ontological status; cultural evolution; disclipinary emancipation
Fulltext: 29_01_Eko Wijayanto.pdf (108.89KB)

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