You are referring to "models" for which there is much theory. Nearly all models are imperfect, but we need them to be able to handle new data that is different than old data. Some would call this interpolation and extrapolation, but models provide the richness to be able to anticipate the radical nonlinearities of life without having to actually experience them, e.g. "there is a cliff. If I step off of it I will fall and die. Therefore, I shouldn't step off of it." Without a model, this level of thinking would be impossible.
Steve On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 7:28 AM, Piaget Modeler via AGI <[email protected]> wrote: > Bipin Indurkhya would take it one step further and say, we don't juts find > relationships, > we create them. He explains this in his book *Metaphor and Cognition*. > > See: > http://www.amazon.com/Metaphor-Cognition-Interactionist-Approach-Cognitive/dp/0792316878 > > Piaget would also agree that the relationships are constructed rather than > detected. > > ~PM > > > Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 09:42:17 -0500 > > Subject: [agi] Coherent Knowledge and Reason Based Reasoning > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > I believe that a (moderate) coherentist approach makes sense. You can > > use logic, correlation, abstraction, synthesis, generalization, > > specification, probability and conjecture across the conceptual > > objects of the system. But when some objects of interest are found to > > be related, I think there should be an attempt to find out why or how > > they are related. I feel that mere association or correlation is not > > enough to act as a basis for AGI. The program has to search for > > reason-based reasoning as well. If a reason can't be found or the > > observations do not stand out then association or correlation is > > adequate, but the idea that association or correlation is substantial > > as a basis for knowledge just does not seem right to me. > > Jim Bromer > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > AGI > > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > > RSS Feed: > https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/19999924-4a978ccc > > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10443978-6f4c28ac> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Full employment can be had with the stoke of a pen. Simply institute a six hour workday. That will easily create enough new jobs to bring back full employment. ------------------------------------------- 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
