How about define agent to be a type 4 agent as explained here: http://cs.wallawalla.edu/~aabyan/Colloquia/Aware/aware2.html
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 5:22 PM, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > The hard one to define with falling into circularity is "agent" which is > often defined as an entity with free will. To test something you need an > operational definition. "Agent" might be defined as an entity with acts > unpredictably but purposefully. But both of those are a little fuzzy. > > Brent > > > On 6/2/2012 10:40 AM, Brian Tenneson wrote: > > The capacity (which can be defined) of an agent (which can be defined) to > be able (which can be defined) to choose (which can be defined) when (which > can be defined) presented (which can be defined) with a choice (which can > be defined). > > Certainly not meaningless. > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:58 AM, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 Brian Tenneson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > The fact that free will is debated lends credence to the notion that >>> "Free will" is not meaningless. "Free will" has to mean something before >>> it can be attacked. >> >> >> But I'm not saying "free will" does not exist, and I'm not attacking it >> because there is nothing to attack, it would be like attacking a duck's >> "quack". I'm saying I don't know what the hell you're talking about when >> you type the ASCII characters "free will" and neither do you. I'm not >> saying the idea is wrong, I'm saying there is no idea there. How do I know >> this? Because whenever anybody talks about "free will" the resulting >> verbiage is ALWAYS a blizzard of contradictory statements, circular >> definitions, vague illusions, pious speeches, and just plain old idiocy; >> there is never any substance there. Never. >> >> John K Clark >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
