Рекомендуемая литература
Эволюция
Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker (Norton, 1986). A convincing argument for evolution of species by natural selection, including merciless attacks on creationists and other non-Darwinian heretics.
Dawkins, Richard. River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life (Basic Books, 1995). The executive summary of the state of the art in evolutionary biology. If you've only got a couple of hours to learn about evolution, this is the book to read.
Dawkins, Richard. The Selfish Gene, New Edition (Oxford University Press, 1989). Brilliant explanation of the selfish-gene concept. The first book to describe the concept of the тете.
Dennett, Daniel C. Danvin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Simon & Schuster, 1995). A lucid, thorough, and brilliant exploration of universal Darwinism: how evolution by natural selection can and does apply to all aspects of the universe.
Plotkin. Henry. Danvin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge (Harvard University Press, 1993). Meaty and intellectual exploration of the evolutionary basis of knowledge and learning, a subject known as evolutionary epistemology.
Эволюция компьютеров
Levy, Steven. Artificial Life (Vintage Books, 1992). Fascinating roundup of the state of the art in this new field of computer science.
Эволюция мемов
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. The Evolving Self (HarperCollins, 1993). Thoughts on the future as seen through the theory of memetic evolution.
Эволюционная психология
Buss, David М Ttie Evolution of Desire (Basic Books, 1994). A clear exposition of the mating-strategy aspect of evolutionary psychology, backed up by impressive academic studies.
Dennett, Daniel C. Consciousness Explained (Little, Brown, 1991). A masterwork about the nature of human thought with an excellent section on memes.
Wright, Robert. The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology (Pantheon, 1994). Incisive examination of the divergent evolution of male and female mating strategies, combined with a biography of Darwin.
Роли мужчин u женщин
Gray, John. Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus (HarperCollins, 1992). A practical, straightforward book explaining the differences in men's and women's needs and communication styles in relationships.
Культурные вирусы
Bulgatz, Joseph. Ponzi Schemes, Invaders from Mars, & More Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Harmony Books, 1992). Amazing stories of historical mind viruses. The one thing we learn from history is that we don't learn from history.
Rushkoff, Douglas. Media Virus! (Ballantine Books, 1994). Interesting exploration of the evolution of television and speculation on the use of Trojan horses to bundle hidden agendas with palatable memes.
Культы и программирование
Cialdini, Robert В. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition (Quill, 1993). Mind-boggling, easy-to-read book about psychological techniques being used every day to influence people's minds. If you liked Chapter 8, you'll love this book.
МсWilliams, Peter. Life 102: What to Do When Your Guru Sues Yon (Prelude Press, 1994). The author of several best-selling self-improvement books recounts the events that led to his being brainwashed into spending 15 years in and giving SI million to a cult.
Дзен
Cleary, Thomas. No Barrier: Unlocking the Zen Koan (Bantam, 1993). Superb explanation of Zen introduces a brilliant transla-tion of the Wumenguan, the most famous book of Zen riddle-lessons.
Hofstadter, Douglas R. Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Vintage, 1979). Even though Thomas Cleary claims Hofstadter doesn't really grok Zen, any serious student of the nature of the mind should read this Pulitzer-Prize winning labor of love.
Pirsig, Robert M. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Bantam, 1974). Autobiographical narrative of the author's inquiry into the nature of reality, distinctions, and sanity. Starts like a travelogue, but takes a sharp turn into the philosophical in Chapter 6. I
Цель жизни
Brodie, Richard. Getting Past OK: A Straightforward Guide to Having a Fantastic Life (Warner Books, 1995). How to use the art of mental reprogramming to transform your quality of life, told through the author's personal life experiences and illustrated with Eggbert cartoons.
Frankl, Viktor. Man's Search for Meaning (Washington Square Press, 1984). Moving, thoughtful, and persuasive argument for having a life purpose told through firsthand accounts of life in Nazi death camps.
Maslow, A. M. The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (Penguin, 1971). Very difficult reading about the nature of self-actualization and higher human values, but if you like authoritative credentials, you can't get much better than Maslow's.
Особая признательность
Благодарю Сьюзен Гоплен, Грега Казника, Билла Марклайна и Стивена Салта. Каждый из них уделил много времени и сил для того, чтобы помочь мне продумать форму и содержание «Как программируют ваше сознание». Их поддержка проявилась не только в тех идеях, которые они обсудили с автором, но и в сочувствии и внимании ко мне, когда я писал эту книгу.
Марк де Хайнг, Боб Мэтью и Ллойд Сайден в своих глубоких откликах на рукопись этой книги предложили мне внести большое число уточнений. Основываясь на их критических пожеланиях и замечаниях, я переписал несколько глав.
Джордж Атертон, Джон Бейзмор, Робин Бурчет, Дан Ден-нет, Эштон Макэндрю, Холи Марклайн, Элан Мориц, Ричард Поклингтон, Питер Райнерсон, Мэтью Сенфт, Чарльз Саймони, Бретт Томас и Эрик Зинда нашли время в своем напряженном графике, чтобы высказать отдельные замечания по рукописи.
Мой брат, Марк Броуди, прилетел из Юго-Восточной Азии как раз вовремя. В последнюю минуту он успел вычитать текст и оказать мне моральную поддержку.
Наконец, особая благодарность, Ричарду Доукинсу, который позволил мне оставить название этой книги в ее первоначальном виде, – мне не было известно, что выражение Virus of the Mind ранее было использовано в его эссе.
Мои гены выражают вам особую признательность. Мои мемы благодарят вас Мои психические вирусы говорят вам спасибо. И я благодарю вас.