-- Original Message --
From: "Christophe Menant"
To: "gordana.dodig-crnko...@mdh.se"
Cc: "Foundation of Information Science"
Sent: 10/22/2017 2:59:10 PM
Subject: [Fis] TR: What is ³Agent²?
Dear Gordana,
Your proposal for elementary particles and
Christophe --
Regarding:
>Social institutions clearly have final causes (a long and complex list..)
but associating agency and teleology to elementary particles may be
problematic as it introduces final causes in a material universe. This
looks close to an "intelligent design" option that we pref
Yes Stan,
the Moreno-Mossio book is an interesting and recent treatment of autonomy but,
as the title indicates, it is focused on biological autonomy.
FYI there is also a 2009 paper by Barandiaran & all (some from the Moreno IAS
team) that addresses agency and autonomy in a different way, allo
Dear Gordana,
Your proposal for elementary particles and social institutions as two limit
cases for agency is interesting as it also positions limit cases for
normative/teleological properties
highlighted as implicit parts of agency by Terry. And it brings in perspectives
on your subject.
Socia
Resent to FIS correct address
De : Christophe Menant
Envoyé : jeudi 19 octobre 2017 11:15
À : is
Cc : Krassimir Markov
Objet : RE: [Fis] What is “Agent”?
Dear FIS colleagues,
Looking at defining agency is an interesting subject, somehow close to
information and
