Steve Smith wrote circa 11-09-20 12:18 PM: > So breaking out of this strange anecdote... I guess I should just ask.. > Is this what you are calling key to mind? Identity?
Sort of. I am interested in the robustness of the subjective identity. But I'm also, and much more, interested in objective continuity ... e.g. whether your family members will notice a significant change in your personality after you start taking drug X. Jochen Fromm wrote circa 11-09-20 11:30 AM: > For me, one of the big questions in Philosophy and Psychology seems > to be how the mind emerges from the collision of "knowledge > molecules" and "biochemical molecules" (aka Yoghurt), from the > continuous interplay of memes and genes or nature and nurture. Yes, me too. However, I'm more focused on (inter)personal impact. But along your lines, I began reading this book: "Rhythms of the Brain" by Gyoergy Buzsaki. It's too dense for me to explicitly extract "knowledge molecules". But it does seem to make progress toward the case that patterns of firing and collective action form the components of the mind. -- glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://tempusdictum.com ============================================================ 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
