Re: emergence
Posted by
Nick Thompson on
Sep 05, 2009; 8:58pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/emergence-tp3586728p3588046.html
Yes I DO mean bedeau and Humphreys.
that is the second time I have made that mistake. I dont know who the hell Phillips is and why he has such a firm grip on my E-magination.
Oh, yes. You dissolved the problem entirely. there were just a few .... teensy little details I thought we might tidy up by reading the book.
Nick
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
----- Original Message -----
Sent: 9/5/2009 2:02:39 PM
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] emergence
Do you mean Bedau and Humphreys? Also, I hope you read my paper, "The reductionist blind spot." As I said I've solved the problem of emergence. It's no longer the mystery Bedau and Humphreys make it out to be. Consequently the papers in their book are fairly obsolete. Of course you will make up your own minds about that. But at least give yourself the chance to reach that conclusion.
-- Russ
On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Nicholas Thompson
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I hoped to start a discussion group on emergence this fall. Michel Bloch is in town for the next three weeks and wants to join it, so I am moved to start earlier than I might otherwise. I suggest thursday afternoon at 4pm at Downtown Subscription. Our text is Bedau and Phillips, EMERGENCE. Alicia Juarrero also has a collection of readings we might get into later. At least three of us already have cc of the book, so if others are curious and want to flip through it, they should join us.
I just pulled the time and day out of my .... hat, so feel free to renegotiate it. I dont want to lose anybody just because of a time problem.
Nick
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
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