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General theory of stigmergy: Modelling stigma semantics

New “review” paper in CSR. Artificial intelligenceComplex adaptive systemcomplexitycomputational intelligencedistributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeEmbodied cognitionEmergenceExtended MindExternalismmulti-agent modelingrationalismSelf-organizationsituated cognitionsocial epistemologySpontaneous orderstigmergic epistemologyStigmergySwarm behaviorSwarm intelligence

Outsourcing Your Mind

An interesting piece since it references literature beyond the canonical extended mind hypothesis. active externalismAndy ClarkArtificial intelligenceCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessDavid ChalmersExtended MindExternalismphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mind

Being in the World

Here’s a film that I chanced upon (I haven’t seen it yet). Once upon a time there was a world full of meaning, focused by exemplary figures in the form of gods and heroes, saints and sinners. How did we lose them, or, might they still be around, in the form of modern day masters,…

Belligerent Searle

This interview from New Philosopher I don’t read much philosophy, it upsets me when I read the nonsense written by my contemporaries, the theory of extended mind makes me want to throw up…so mostly I read works of fiction and history. Artificial intelligenceBrainChinese RoomCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessExtended MindExternalismJohn SearlePhilosophy of mindqualiathe “hard” problem of consciousness