Society of Mind
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| - | == Are there any families ? == | + | == Are there any friends, families or social networks ? == |
Daniel C. Dennett writes in his book "Brainchildren - | Daniel C. Dennett writes in his book "Brainchildren - | ||
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: "In ordinary runs of affairs, large families of beliefs travel together in our mental lives. At one instant, Mary believes that her purse in on the bed, and believes her handbag is on some horizontal surface, and believes that the item containing her comb is supported by the article of furniture one sleeps in, and so forth. Now do all (or many) of these distinct states have to light up and team up to cause Mary to run upstairs? Or is there just one each from the belief family and the desire family that are chosen to do the work?" | : "In ordinary runs of affairs, large families of beliefs travel together in our mental lives. At one instant, Mary believes that her purse in on the bed, and believes her handbag is on some horizontal surface, and believes that the item containing her comb is supported by the article of furniture one sleeps in, and so forth. Now do all (or many) of these distinct states have to light up and team up to cause Mary to run upstairs? Or is there just one each from the belief family and the desire family that are chosen to do the work?" | ||
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| + | The 'society of mind' metaphor becomes interesting if we | ||
| + | consider the social networks inside the society. | ||
| + | Relationships exist for example between agents which | ||
| + | represent similar objects or situations, or between | ||
| + | agents of the same function. | ||
| + | According to the BDI model one can identify a belief family, | ||
| + | desire family and intention family, as Dennett does. | ||
| + | Friendships exist if there are any analogies and | ||
| + | metaphors (see below). | ||
== Who decides which agent is active? == | == Who decides which agent is active? == | ||
