The very first paper I published - too many years ago - in AI Magazine, then the flagship of the AI publication world - was a two part article, first part critiquing the prevailing computational falsework (a framework erected around a bridge to support it while concrete is being poured), the second part dealing with alternative metaphors of mind.
One of the metaphors I talked about was Minsky's society - which was not a society at all - it was a bureaucratic hierarchy! At that time Minsky was adamantly opposed to the very idea of emergence and Society was supposed to be a way to get to intelligence without emergence - but he snuck in a homunculus around chapter three to make the whole thing work. The only metaphor, at least then, that had any room for emotions, pain, pleasure, etc. was Bergland's gland/brain chemistry/whole body model. davew On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:49:31 +0200, "Jochen Fromm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > 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 ============================================================ 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
