Can we describe the mind as a society of agents? Marvin Minsky has written a book about the topic, and Steven Pinker speculates about it in "How the Mind works". How would the basic emotions we pain/displeasure and joy/pleasure look like? How does self-consciousness fit into this picture?
I have collected some humble thoughts on this sfcomplex Wiki page, and would like to invite you to join this discussion at http://sfcomplex.org/wiki/Society_of_Mind -J. ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
