Society of Mind
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The 'society of mind' metaphor becomes interesting if we | The 'society of mind' metaphor becomes interesting if we | ||
| - | consider the social networks inside the society. | + | consider the social networks inside the society. The value |
| + | of the human mind lies in its vast network which connects | ||
| + | the individual agents. To illustrate this point, Marvin | ||
| + | Minsky compares in section 4.3 "The Soul" of his book | ||
| + | "The Society of Mind" the mind to a painting: | ||
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| + | : "The art of a great painting is not in any one idea, nor in a multitude of separate tricks for placing all those pigment spots, but in the great network of relationships among its parts. Similarly, the agents, raw, that make our minds are by themselves as valueless as aimless, scattered daubs of paint." | ||
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Relationships exist for example between agents which | Relationships exist for example between agents which | ||
represent similar objects or situations, or between | represent similar objects or situations, or between | ||
