Hi PM & al., One hypothesis is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_marker_hypothesis though it is more a naturalistic account than a rationalist one...
(Of course, there have been myriad of discussions on this topic since the time of ancient Greece which I cannot follow…) -- NA On 2013/05/14, at 7:28, Piaget Modeler <[email protected]> wrote: > I suppose the other side of the question is what do values look like? > > ~PM > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [agi] RE: Goal Selection > Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 14:04:29 -0700 > > > I've been thinking about Goal Selection, preferences and priorities along > these lines: > > http://www.ilovephilosophy.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=143153 > > My burning philosophical question of the day is why do we choose the goals we > do at any particular moment? > > I can account for action selection. That's easy. We have a goal and we need > to achieve the goal. So we pick > actions that we believe help us to achieve the goal. > > But in the myriad of possible goals to choose, how do we hone in on the goals > we do? > > My personal distinction is that Knowledge is action selection, whereas Wisdom > is goal selection. > > Also, How do we represent goal rejection? Given an agenda, and a collection > of current situations, > how do we know when to reject certain goals, like theft as a means for > attaining an object? > > Your thoughts? > > ~PM ------------------------------------------- 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
