This is one reason why I like FRIAM too. It is always a source of inspiration
and insights.Albert Einstein said "A theory is the more impressive the greater
the simplicity of its premises is, the more different kinds of things it
relates, and the more extended is its area of
applicability".https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_EinsteinHis own theories
relate physics and mathematics. Apparently philosophy and the social sciences
are a good combination too.-J.
-------- Original message --------From: [email protected] Date: 8/3/20
13:46 (GMT+01:00) To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group'
<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Intentionality is the Mark of the
VitalMany of my collaborators have been philosophers, such as Derr, Bybee,
Lipton, and Barker, who, while disagreeing with me profoundly on many matters,
have generously helped me shape my ideas in some degree palatable to the field
while opening my eyes to whole realms of philosophy I would not otherwise have
encountered.. The same is true of FRIAM which has bemused me with complexity,
mathematics, and the mysteries of algorithmic thinking and has kept me “in the
biz” deep into retirement. There is no greater kindness.Thank you, all, Nick
From: Friam <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected]:
Monday, August 3, 2020 12:29 AMTo: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee
Group <[email protected]>Subject: [FRIAM] Intentionality is the Mark of the
Vital One of my favorite papers from Nick is the paper „Intentionality is the
Mark of the Vital“. Maybe because every piece of code I write as a developer
has a certain purpose and intention. Genetic code contains instructions &
recipes too. It has an „intention“. Why is that so many of the good papers are
a collaboration of two persons from different departments? Wilson & Sober have
written a paper about group selection, Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson too:
Intentionality is the Mark of the VitalNicholas Simonds Thompson & Patrick G.
Derrhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/302294783_Intentionality_is_the_Mark_of_the_Vital
Reintroducing Group Selection to the Human Behavioral SciencesDavid Sloan
Wilson & Elliott
Soberhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/243771813_Reintroducing_Group_Selection_to_the_Human_Behavioral_Sciences
Transmission coupling mechanisms: Cultural group selectionRobert Boyd and
Peter
Richersonhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/47644497_Transmission_coupling_mechanisms_Cultural_group_selection
Many more papers from Boyd & Richerson can be found here at
https://www.robboyd.net/publications -J.
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