Collective consciousness
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| - | What we call self aware exists in some form in a society, too. | + | In the [[Society_of_Mind|society of mind]], what happens when agents become aware of themselves ? What we call self aware exists in some form in a society, too. |
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| + | == The spirit of China == | ||
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| + | If the population is large and complex enough, it should be possible to represent and recognize itself. How? Do we have a spirit of China "hovering over the room" in this case? A real life situation where a common consciousness arises is for example a national world cup game in stadium, or a divine service. The spirit of the group is in fact "hovering" over the place in both cases. The participants are confused by feedback illusions: if all participants act synchronously, then it is difficult to distinguish between the actions of the group and the actions of the individual. An individual thinks it has suddenly the power of the whole group. | ||
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| + | How would a recognition or representation of itself look like? May you can describe it like this: when agents become aware of themselves, suddenly a small group of agents (which represent the self) becomes very famous, and make connections to nearly everyone else. In the above situation, these agents may be comparable to the team on the field, or the leaders of the religious group. A huge confusion arises in the population which agents should be activated: everyone since the agents represent everyone, and nobody since they are just one team among many others. | ||
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| + | == Collective self-awareness == | ||
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| + | In general, everything which represents the society can lead to some form of self-awareness in the society, for example a sports team in a world cup or an army in a war which shows certain positive or desired attitudes. A kind of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness|collective consciousness]. | ||
A team, whether a sports team, an organization, or an army, can have a "team spirit" (in German "Teamgeist"). If the person which seems to embody this team spirit acts for the whole group in some form of competition or election, this can lead to some kind of self-awareness, if the actions are discussed or celebrated afterwards. If the people of a country start to discuss their own president (see Egypt), the society becomes aware of itself to a certain degree. | A team, whether a sports team, an organization, or an army, can have a "team spirit" (in German "Teamgeist"). If the person which seems to embody this team spirit acts for the whole group in some form of competition or election, this can lead to some kind of self-awareness, if the actions are discussed or celebrated afterwards. If the people of a country start to discuss their own president (see Egypt), the society becomes aware of itself to a certain degree. | ||
Self-awareness is a bit like a controversial election after a revolution: an elation accompanied by obfuscation, a kind of entrancement which causes puzzlement. Or is it? | Self-awareness is a bit like a controversial election after a revolution: an elation accompanied by obfuscation, a kind of entrancement which causes puzzlement. Or is it? | ||
