Collective consciousness
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=== Sociology === | === Sociology === | ||
| - | Collective consciousness is '''what the majority of agents is thinking or doing right now'''. It is also connected to shared beliefs and attitutes. | + | Collective consciousness is based on collective cognition |
| + | and perception. It is '''what the majority of agents is thinking or | ||
| + | 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]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Collective Processes]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Psychology]] | ||
