Collective consciousness
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=== Sociology === | === Sociology === | ||
| - | Collective consciousness is '''what the majority of agents | + | Collective consciousness is '''what the majority of agents is thinking or doing right now'''. It is also connected to shared beliefs and attitutes. |
| - | is thinking or doing right now'''. It is also connected | + | |
| - | to shared beliefs and attitutes. | + | |
According to the french sociologist Émile Durkheim, | According to the french sociologist Émile Durkheim, | ||
the term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness collective consciousness] | the term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness collective consciousness] | ||
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evil and that they are in a crisis. | evil and that they are in a crisis. | ||
| - | === Twitter, | + | === Twitter, Facebook and and Zeitgeist === |
Today, Twitter is like a global stream of consciousness. | Today, Twitter is like a global stream of consciousness. | ||
