Collective consciousness

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=== Sociology ===
=== Sociology ===
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Collective consciousness is '''what the majority of agents is thinking or doing right now'''. It is also connected to shared beliefs and attitutes.
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Collective consciousness is based on collective cognition
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and perception. It is '''what the majority of agents is thinking or  
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doing right now'''. It is also connected to shared beliefs and attitutes.
According to the french sociologist Émile Durkheim,
According to the french sociologist Émile Durkheim,
the term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness collective consciousness]  
the term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness collective consciousness]  
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agent is able to see eternity in a moment and a lifetime
agent is able to see eternity in a moment and a lifetime
in a day.
in a day.
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== Links ==
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* Notebook entry for [http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/notebooks/collective-cognition.html Collective Cognition]
[[Category:Consciousness]]
[[Category:Consciousness]]
[[Category:Self-Star Properties]]
[[Category:Self-Star Properties]]
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[[Category:Collective Processes]]
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[[Category:Psychology]]

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