Ecology of Mind - Revision history

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	where information moves from perceptions to actions.		where information moves from perceptions to actions.
	In this sense perceptions correspond to prey and actions to predators, respectively.		In this sense perceptions correspond to prey and actions to predators, respectively.
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		+	In the ecological pyramid, the trophic pyramid, there are different levels of consumers and producers, from primary producers at the bottom to secondary and tertiary consumers at the top. The brain is structured similarly in different levels of abstraction, from the primary sensory areas at the bottom to the secondary and tertiary areas and the prefrontal cortext at the top.

	== Books ==		== Books ==

	* Gregory Bateson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=Wfe2t_qzaHEC Steps to an Ecology of Mind], University Of Chicago Press, 1972		* Gregory Bateson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=Wfe2t_qzaHEC Steps to an Ecology of Mind], University Of Chicago Press, 1972

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	* Ecological Community		* Ecological Community
	* Energy flow		* Energy flow
-	* [[Food web]]	+	* [[Food web]] (Predator/Prey)

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	* Mind		* Mind
	* Information Flow		* Information Flow
-	* Information Web	+	* Information Web (Actions/Perceptions)

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	* Mind		* Mind
	* Information Flow		* Information Flow
-	* ~~Associations / Social Network of the Mind~~	+	* Information Web

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	transmission of information through its different components. In the former		transmission of information through its different components. In the former
	case, energy flows through the system, in the latter information (or electrical		case, energy flows through the system, in the latter information (or electrical
-	energy).	+	energy). Instead of a food web we food have an information web
		+	where information moves from perceptions to actions.
		+	In this sense perceptions correspond to prey and actions to predators, respectively.

	== Books ==		== Books ==

	* Gregory Bateson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=Wfe2t_qzaHEC Steps to an Ecology of Mind], University Of Chicago Press, 1972		* Gregory Bateson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=Wfe2t_qzaHEC Steps to an Ecology of Mind], University Of Chicago Press, 1972

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	* Mind		* Mind
	* Information Flow		* Information Flow
-	* Associations	+	* Associations / Social Network of the Mind

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	relating the individual with his society and his species		relating the individual with his society and his species
	and with the universe at large.		and with the universe at large.
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		+	While the key feature of an '''ecosystem''' is the transmission of energy
		+	through its different components, the key feature of the '''mind''' is the
		+	transmission of information through its different components. In the former
		+	case, energy flows through the system, in the latter information (or electrical
		+	energy).

	== Books ==		== Books ==

	* Gregory Bateson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=Wfe2t_qzaHEC Steps to an Ecology of Mind], University Of Chicago Press, 1972		* Gregory Bateson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=Wfe2t_qzaHEC Steps to an Ecology of Mind], University Of Chicago Press, 1972

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	Ecology is the study of the ecosystem and the environment as		Ecology is the study of the ecosystem and the environment as
-	it relates to living organisms. It tries to describe how	+	it relates to living organisms. It is the study of interactions
		+	between organisms and their environment and tries to describe how
	living systems are connected. A large variety of species and		living systems are connected. A large variety of species and
	a huge network of interactions - a [[Food web\|food web]] - is characteristic		a huge network of interactions - a [[Food web\|food web]] - is characteristic

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-	The ~~term~~ '''Ecology of Mind''' has been coined by Gregory Bateson.	+	The metaphor '''Ecology of Mind''' has been coined by Gregory Bateson,
		+	for instance in his book "Steps to an ecology of mind".
	In the [[Society of Mind]] approach, we try to understand		In the [[Society of Mind]] approach, we try to understand
	the mind as a society, as a social group of interacting		the mind as a society, as a social group of interacting

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	[[Complex Adaptive System\|complex adaptive systems]] which consist of many elements -		[[Complex Adaptive System\|complex adaptive systems]] which consist of many elements -
	systems that are able to adjust and adapt themselves.		systems that are able to adjust and adapt themselves.
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		+	{\| border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%"
		+	\|-
		+	! bgcolor="#70b0e0" width="25%" align="left" \|
		+	! bgcolor="#eedd90" width="25%" align="left" \| Ecology of Mind
		+	! bgcolor="#bbbbbb" width="25%" align="left" \| Society of Mind
		+	! bgcolor="#77bb99" align="left" \| Biology
		+	\|-
		+	\| bgcolor="#80c0ff" valign="top" \|
		+	* System
		+	* Individual
		+	* Collective
		+	* Flow
		+	* Interaction
		+
		+	\| bgcolor="#ffeea0" valign="top" \|
		+	* Ecosystem
		+	* Species
		+	* Ecological Community
		+	* Energy flow
		+	* [[Food web]]
		+
		+	\| bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top" \|
		+	* Cognitive System
		+	* Agents
		+	* Mind
		+	* Information Flow
		+	* Agent Assemblies
		+
		+	\| bgcolor="#88ccaa" valign="top" \|
		+	* Biological System
		+	* Neurons
		+	* Brain
		+	* Information Flow
		+	* Neural Assemblies
		+	\|}
		+

	Ecology is the study of the ecosystem and the environment as		Ecology is the study of the ecosystem and the environment as

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	it relates to living organisms. It tries to describe how		it relates to living organisms. It tries to describe how
	living systems are connected. A large variety of species and		living systems are connected. A large variety of species and
-	a huge network of interactions ~~(foodweb)~~ is characteristic	+	a huge network of interactions - a [[Food web\|food web]] - is characteristic
	for Ecology. Gregory Bateson thinks the nature of the mind		for Ecology. Gregory Bateson thinks the nature of the mind
	can be understood as a network of connections and interactions		can be understood as a network of connections and interactions