On Fri, Nov 09, 2012 at 06:01:04AM -0500, Roger Clough wrote: > Hi Bruno > > In my discussions of intelligence, I define intelligence > as the ability to (fairly freely) make one's own choices. >
A bit of an odd definition, don't you think? A purely rational being does not have a free choice, they must choose what's best according totheir utility function. Your definition entails that purely rational beings (eg homo economicus) are not intelligent. Cheers -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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.
