Society of Mind - Revision history

http://wiki.cas-group.net/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Society_of_Mind Society of Mind - Revision history 2026-04-18T04:52:13Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.16.2 http://wiki.cas-group.net/index.php?title=Society_of_Mind&diff=1642&oldid=prev Jfromm at 08:49, 1 May 2011 2011-05-01T08:49:57Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 08:49, 1 May 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>This page is about the question how the various  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>This page is about the question how the various  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>phenomena of mind emerge from the interactions of many mindless  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>phenomena of mind emerge from the interactions of many mindless  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>agents. The term '''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">society </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mind</del>''' has been coined by</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>agents. The term '''<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Society </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mind</ins>''' has been coined by</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Marvin Minsky. Bateson's idea of an [[Ecology of Mind]] and  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Marvin Minsky. Bateson's idea of an [[Ecology of Mind]] and  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Minsky's idea of a "Society of Mind" have much in common.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Minsky's idea of a "Society of Mind" have much in common.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 08:49, 1 May 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">This page is about the question how the various </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">phenomena of mind emerge from the interactions of many mindless </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">agents. The term '''society of mind''' has been coined by</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Marvin Minsky. Bateson's idea of an [[Ecology of Mind]] and </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Minsky's idea of a "Society of Mind" have much in common.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Both are similar because they try to describe a whole system of </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">interacting entities - species for ecology and agents for society.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Although [[Self-Consciousness|consciousness]] is complicated and confusing,  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Although [[Self-Consciousness|consciousness]] is complicated and confusing,  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>it is like pain/displeasure and joy/pleasure an [[Emergence|emergent]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>it is like pain/displeasure and joy/pleasure an [[Emergence|emergent]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>violin solo, or relish an incredible meal.", see [http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/6278],</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>violin solo, or relish an incredible meal.", see [http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/6278],</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>but the general phenomena are maybe very simple.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>but the general phenomena are maybe very simple.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">At least we can try to model consciousness, pleasure/joy, displeasure/pain,</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">humor, insights and other emergent phenomena with agent-based systems or</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">multi-agent systems. This page is about the question how the various </del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">phenomena of mind emerge from the interactions of many mindless </del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">agents.</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== The Society of Mind ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== The Society of Mind ==</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">What happens when agents agree ?</span></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 22:21, 3 March 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 238:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 238:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Image:source_for_flow.png|left|thumb|300px|Source for neural flow]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Image:source_for_flow.png|left|thumb|300px|Source for neural flow]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Pleasure is associated with a 'Source' of neural flow, for  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Pleasure is associated with a 'Source' of neural <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Flow|information </ins>flow<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, for  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>example the unexpected perception of a desired object which  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>example the unexpected perception of a desired object which  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>triggers an action to enhance the perception of the object.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>triggers an action to enhance the perception of the object.  </div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">What happens when agents disagree ?</span></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 22:21, 3 March 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 208:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 208:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>To put it in more abstract terms, displeasure arises  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>To put it in more abstract terms, displeasure arises  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>from a drain for the neural information flow: activity</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>from a drain for the neural <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Flow|</ins>information flow<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>: activity</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>is decreased, agents are deactivated or lost. In the  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>is decreased, agents are deactivated or lost. In the  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>terms of nonlinear dynamics, graph and chaos theory, pain  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>terms of nonlinear dynamics, graph and chaos theory, pain  </div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">What happens when agents disagree ?</span></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 11:42, 26 February 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 180:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 180:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Agreement among the agents in the society of mind is associated with</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Agreement among the agents in the society of mind is associated with</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>pleasure. '''Pleasure''' is a state of physical integrity and  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>pleasure. '''Pleasure''' is a state of physical integrity and  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>effortless '''action readiness''' of the body. The body signals that it</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>effortless '''action readiness''' of the body. The body signals  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>is ready for work, that there are no obstacles for action.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>that it is ready for work, that there are no obstacles <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">or objections</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>It is reflected by an internally consistent representation  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>for action. It is reflected by an internally consistent representation  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(no contradictions, consonance, agreement). On the contrary,  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(no contradictions, consonance, agreement). On the contrary,  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''pain''' is a state characterized by '''violation of the physical integrity'''  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''pain''' is a state characterized by '''violation of the physical integrity'''  </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 190:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 190:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(contradictions, dissonance, disagreement).</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(contradictions, dissonance, disagreement).</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">This model means that physical integrity of the body is </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">connected to the "mental integrity" of the mind.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In general, conflicts between agents are bad, while consensus is good.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In general, conflicts between agents are bad, while consensus is good.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Conflicts represent a situation of [[Cognitive dissonance|cognitive dissonance]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Conflicts represent a situation of [[Cognitive dissonance|cognitive dissonance]].</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">What happens when agents disagree ?</span></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 11:37, 26 February 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 180:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 180:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Agreement among the agents in the society of mind is associated with</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Agreement among the agents in the society of mind is associated with</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>pleasure. '''Pleasure''' is a state of physical integrity and  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>pleasure. '''Pleasure''' is a state of physical integrity and  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''action readiness''' of the body. The body signals that there are no</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">effortless </ins>'''action readiness''' of the body. The body signals <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that it</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>obstacles. It is reflected by an internally consistent representation  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">is ready for work, </ins>that there are no obstacles <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for action</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>It is reflected by an internally consistent representation  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(no contradictions, consonance, agreement). On the contrary,  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(no contradictions, consonance, agreement). On the contrary,  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''pain''' is a state characterized by '''violation of the physical integrity'''  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''pain''' is a state characterized by '''violation of the physical integrity'''  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>of the body. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">It </del>is reflected by an internally inconsistent  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>of the body. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The body signals that some actions should be</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>representation (contradictions, dissonance, disagreement).</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">avoided, or that it </ins>is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">tired and depleted. This state is </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>reflected by an internally inconsistent representation  </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(contradictions, dissonance, disagreement).</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In general, conflicts between agents are bad, while consensus is good.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In general, conflicts between agents are bad, while consensus is good.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">They </del>represent a situation of [[Cognitive dissonance|cognitive dissonance]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Conflicts </ins>represent a situation of [[Cognitive dissonance|cognitive dissonance]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Conflicts </del>are unpleasant for the mind, society or population,</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">They </ins>are unpleasant for the mind, society or population,</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>because it means tiresome inhibition or deactivation of  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>because it means tiresome inhibition or deactivation of  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>agents. Contradictions between agents, for example  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>agents. Contradictions between agents, for example  </div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">What happens when agents disagree ?</span></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 11:34, 26 February 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 177:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 177:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Image:sink_for_flow.png|left|thumb|300px|Sink for neural flow]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Image:sink_for_flow.png|left|thumb|300px|Sink for neural flow]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The basic idea is simple. Agreement is good, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">disagrement </del>is bad.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The basic idea is simple. Agreement is good, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">disagreement </ins>is bad.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Agreement among the agents in the society of mind is associated with</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Agreement among the agents in the society of mind is associated with</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>pleasure. '''Pleasure''' is a state of physical integrity and  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>pleasure. '''Pleasure''' is a state of physical integrity and  </div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">What happens when agents disagree ?</span></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 11:33, 26 February 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 183:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 183:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>obstacles. It is reflected by an internally consistent representation  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>obstacles. It is reflected by an internally consistent representation  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(no contradictions, consonance, agreement). On the contrary,  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(no contradictions, consonance, agreement). On the contrary,  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''pain''' is a state characterized by '''violation of the  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''pain''' is a state characterized by '''violation of the physical integrity'''  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>physical integrity''' of the body. It is reflected by an internally  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>of the body. It is reflected by an internally inconsistent  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>inconsistent representation (contradictions, dissonance, disagreement).</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>representation (contradictions, dissonance, disagreement).</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In general, conflicts between agents are bad, while consensus is good.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In general, conflicts between agents are bad, while consensus is good.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">What happens when agents disagree ?</span></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 11:32, 26 February 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 176:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 176:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Image:sink_for_flow.png|left|thumb|300px|Sink for neural flow]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Image:sink_for_flow.png|left|thumb|300px|Sink for neural flow]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The basic idea is simple. Agreement is good, disagrement is bad.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Agreement among the agents in the society of mind is associated with</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pleasure. '''Pleasure''' is a state of physical integrity and </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''action readiness''' of the body. The body signals that there are no</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">obstacles. It is reflected by an internally consistent representation </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(no contradictions, consonance, agreement). On the contrary, </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''pain''' is a state characterized by '''violation of the </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">physical integrity''' of the body. It is reflected by an internally </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">inconsistent representation (contradictions, dissonance, disagreement).</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In general, conflicts between agents are bad, while consensus is good.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In general, conflicts between agents are bad, while consensus is good.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>They represent a situation of [[Cognitive dissonance|cognitive dissonance]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>They represent a situation of [[Cognitive dissonance|cognitive dissonance]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Conflicts are unpleasant for the mind, society or population,</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Conflicts are unpleasant for the mind, society or population,</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>because it means tiresome deactivation of agents.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>because it means tiresome <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">inhibition or </ins>deactivation of  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Contradictions between agents, for example  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>agents. Contradictions between agents, for example  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>an incongruity in meaning, lead to confusion  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>an incongruity in meaning, lead to confusion  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>and displeasure. The mind must activate more agents,</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>and displeasure. The mind must activate more agents,</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 22:16, 22 February 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 390:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 390:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Marcus Tullius Cicero, [http://www.epicurus.net/en/finibus.html De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Marcus Tullius Cicero, [http://www.epicurus.net/en/finibus.html De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Complex Systems]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Social Systems]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Psychology]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:Consciousness]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:Consciousness]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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