Re: The FRIAM mind (was: 'Do robots dream of electric illusions? or Bladerunner, theRealist's Cut')

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My name is Legion for we are many . . .


On Jun 18, 2009, at 11:37 PM, Jochen Fromm wrote:

> You are talking about the list as if it is a single
> entity (let us see how 'the list' responds), although
> it is composed of several independent individuals:
> Russ, Stephen, Glen, Douglas, to name a few.
> Can we think of the mind as a similar kind of
> list or group, which is composed of several agents?
> Is the society of mind metaphor from Minsky
> helpful to explain behavior?
>
> If the FRIAM list discusses itself, would
> this be a form of self-consciousness for
> the FRIAM mind?
>
> -J.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Nicholas Thompson
> To: [hidden email]
> Cc: Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Do robots dream of electric illusions? or  
> Bladerunner,theRealist's Cut
>
> [...]
> It will be interesting to see how the list responds.
>
> Nick
>
> Nicholas S. Thompson
> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
> Clark University ([hidden email])
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
>
>
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