Interesting observation, yes I think what we call self aware exists
in some form in a society, too. Everything which represents the society
can lead to some form of self-awareness in the society, for example
a sports team in a world cup or an army in a war which shows certain
positive or desired attitudes. A kind of collective consciousness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness
A team, whether a sports team, an organization, or an army, can
have a "team spirit" (in German "Teamgeist"). If the person which
seems to embody this team spirit acts for the whole group
in some form of competition or election, this can lead to some kind
of self-awareness, if the actions are discussed or celebrated
afterwards. If the people of a country start to discuss their own
president (see Egypt), the society becomes aware of itself to a
certain degree. Don't you think?
Self-awareness is a bit like a controversial election after a revolution:
an elation accompanied by obfuscation, a kind of entrancement which
causes puzzlement. Or is it?
-J.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vladimyr Burachynsky" <[email protected]>
To: "'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group'"
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Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there
[..] It seems that to be what we call self aware it must exist in a
society and be able to also distinguish its thoughts from those of others.
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