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Campbell, Gordon (2002) Lucretius and the Memes of Prehistory. Leeds International Classical Studies, Discussion Paper 1.
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Abstract
This paper examine Lucretius' use of myth and poetry, focussing on the prehistory in DRN 5.925-1457, and advances the argument that Richard Dawkins' theory of memes or "viruses of the mind" may be a useful heuristic tool. Lucretius in his mission to combat superstition uses the infectious power of mythographic poetic topoi, which usually carry messages of religious falsehood, to vaccinate the reader's mind against superstition.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Lucretius, Memes of prehistory |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Ancient Classics |
| Item ID: | 95 |
| Depositing User: | Suzanne Redmond Maloco |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2003 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Leeds International Classical Studies, Discussion Paper 1 |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/95 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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