John:
You write:
> Your notes remind me of the importance of vagueness and the limitations of
> precision in any field -- especially science, engineering, and formal
> ontology.
You may wish to consider the distinctions between the methodology of the
chemical sciences from that of
Alex,
The answer to your question below is related to your previous note: "Just a
question: do flies or bees have mental models?"
Short answer: They behave as if they do, Bees definitely develop a model of
the environment, and they go back to their nest and communicate it to their
A recent discussion about consciousness in Ontolog Forum showed that Peirce's
writings are still important for understanding and directing research on the
latest issues in artificial intelligence. The note below is my response to a
discussion about AI research on artificial consciousness. The
