I don't want to quibble but I find that the word 'justification', like the word 'prediction', when used in these discussions usually sound exaggerated. Explanation is way of expressing your reasons. You may explain your reasons for having done something while realizing that they might not be great reasons and you may even realize that you might have been influenced by sub-conscious motivations. But yes, since reasons are sub-verbal and/or subconscious we are not always able to find or express our reasons for doing something. And since we may not be aware of the effects of our own actions we may not always be aware of what we are or were doing!
On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 11:20 PM, Piaget Modeler <[email protected]>wrote: > > Is that because the justifications are sub-verbal / subconscious? > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 19:58:11 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [agi] Internal Representation > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Humans cannot always give good reasons for their decisions, but in many > cases they can. So if a person makes a decision based on a reason, or if > they can rediscover the reasons underlying a habituated response, then they > should be able to describe something about those reasons. > > On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Piaget Modeler > <[email protected]>wrote: > > Once we have a good set of requirements we can begin a design by > finding design > elements that match the requirements, assumptions, dependencies, and > constraints. > > > *Requirements*: > > 1. Efficient Organization > 2. Efficient Execution > 3. Easy to Understand > 4. Supports vast interconnections among concepts > 5. Rapid Execution to continually reevaluate multiple paths > 6. Need to switch search spaces rapidly > 7. Need to expand or restrict search spaces dynamically > 8. Need for concept integration > 9. Need for concept differentiation > 10. Need to fluidly recombine concepts > 11. Need to support simulation and multiple path exploration. > 12. Supports justification discovery / Reason-based reasoning and > planning. > 13. Should be able to explain reasons for decisions. > > > *Assumptions* > > > *Dependencies* > > > *Constraints* > > > > Anything else to add? Are any of these Assumptions or constraints rather > than requirements? > > Kindly advise. > > ~PM. > > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10561250-470149cf> | > Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/19999924-5cfde295> | > Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10561250-470149cf> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
