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Mimesis vs Memetics - What's the difference?

mimesis | memetics |

As nouns the difference between mimesis and memetics

is that mimesis is the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art while memetics is (philosophy) the study of memes and their social and cultural effects.

mimesis

English

(wikipedia mimesis)

Noun

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  • The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
  • (biology) mimicry.
  • (medicine) The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
  • (rhetoric) The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.
  • (rhetoric) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.

    • Derived terms

    * mimetic * mimicry

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    memetics

    English

    (wikipedia memetics)

    Noun

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  • (philosophy) The study of memes and their social and cultural effects.