We called for a dynamic externalist epistemology from a computational intelligence perspective and a social theory perspective a decade ago — Stigmergic epistemology, stigmergic cognition and have been banging on about this via Stigmergy 3.0: From ants to economies and more recently Human-Human Stigmergy. complexitycomputational intelligencedistributed cognitiondistributed knowledgesituated cognitionSocial Sciencesstigmergic cognitionstigmergic epistemology
Part VII of Robert Leeson’s series. distributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeFriedrich HayekLiberalismrobert leesonsocial epistemology
Led by the very excellent Lenore Ealy and Paul Dragos Aligica and backed up with a top-notch board, I want to bring your attention to this new series. Full details of the call for submissions can be downloaded here. classical liberalismComplex systemsdistributed knowledgeElinor Ostromlenore ealyLiberalismMichael PolanyiPhilanthropyVincent Ostrom
Born on this day. Here’s an assessment of Wiener’s legacy from a few years back. Having read most of the notable work on “epistemic ignorance” (yes, there really is a specialized small literature) there is one prize that still alludes me and that is Wiener’s “The Theory of Ignorance” (1906), a philosophical demonstration of the…
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The power team of Pete Boettke, Steve Horwitz, Adam Martin, and Roger Koppl comprise a symposium in Liberty Matters. adam martindistributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeFriedrich HayekLiberalismPeter Boettkeroger kopplsocial epistemologysteve horwitz
What with the regressive mind set of the so-called alt-left and the alt-right (the Siamese twins of authoritarianism and thuggery), discussion of the rule of law, free speech and liberality is more salient than ever. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: find out about our new series on #ClassicalLiberalism https://t.co/g8H5UWT33R @M_W_Q pic.twitter.com/FSRkq5afVQ — Palgrave Economics (@PalgraveEcon) September 7,…
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Two reports on aerial applied stigmergy which prima facie seems more successful than most of the land-based modeling initiatives I’ve seen. (Report 1) (Report 2). (1) [t]he first actual experimentation of flying two autonomous swarms of UAVs against one another with no human control, other than sending high level commands or sending a message to engage.…
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