Mind
From CasGroup
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
the [[Society_of_Mind|society of mind]] approach tries to | the [[Society_of_Mind|society of mind]] approach tries to | ||
explain the mind as a society of agents (or CAS). | explain the mind as a society of agents (or CAS). | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Reconstruct a Mind == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Can we (re-)construct minds from different | ||
| + | parts or pieces ? Is there a blueprint for | ||
| + | a soul (whatever that is)? If [[Gene|genes]] are | ||
| + | blueprints used to construct bodies, then | ||
| + | maybe [[Meme|memes]] can be considered as | ||
| + | blueprints to construct minds. | ||
| + | |||
| + | An autobiography is maybe the thing which | ||
| + | is perhaps the most similar to such a | ||
| + | blueprint. One difference to genetic blueprints | ||
| + | is the temporal relationship: genetic blueprints | ||
| + | exist before the life of the individual, whereas | ||
| + | autobiographies exist only after the life of | ||
| + | the individual. During our life, our personality | ||
| + | is reinforced and we become more like ourselves. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Yet autobiographies of other people and | ||
| + | ancestors can be used to "build new souls". | ||
| + | "Holy books" are often autobiographies of | ||
| + | famous prophets or represent the history of | ||
| + | whole countries and cultures. Maybe stories, | ||
| + | fairy tales, myths, "holy books" and belief systems | ||
| + | in general (or all set of rules and ideas which specify | ||
| + | the right kind of behavior) can be considered | ||
| + | as "memetic blueprints" to build souls? Are | ||
| + | they the scripts which contain the rules that | ||
| + | direct our plays? | ||
| + | |||
| + | If a body is a 3-dimensional entity, how much | ||
| + | dimensions does a mind or a soul have? How many | ||
| + | memes are needed to "make a mind"? I would | ||
| + | say it depends. Maybe at least as many dimensions | ||
| + | as roles which a person plays. A person plays | ||
| + | many roles, related to nationality, language, family, | ||
| + | work, etc. Each role is associated with a bundle | ||
| + | of behavior patterns or a set of memes. Do you | ||
| + | agree? | ||
| + | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
