Play is a relative thing. Participation in this discussion group can be considered to be 'play' until someone is able to use any of the ideas that were discussed here in their 'work'. Since some people have been able to generate income via ideas similar to those that we talk about does that mean it is work for those people but play for the rest of us? And if 'play' is said to be common to many different animals then wouldn't 'work' also be said to be common to different animals? Asking questions, considering the opposite and the inverse and the search for alternative explanations is a first step of philosophical examination so does that mean it is play? Not entirely because if a good working strategy has been made part of the process then some work has been done even if it was motivated by 'playing' and exercised in the pursuit of 'play'.
Jim Bromer On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 6:28 AM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > > "The rigidity and elasticity of all solids is always the same. The special > properties of insulators, semiconductors, and metals that allow us to make > computers with them are always the same. The rigid orientation of > ferromagnets is always the same." > > Whaa...? > > Jim Bromer > > On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 3:16 AM, Russ Hurlbut via AGI <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Here's an interesting paper that touches on some of the recurring themes >> discussed on the AGI list: >> >> >> http://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(14)00681-3 >> >> >> For those that care to weigh in, perhaps the perspective in this open >> access article can provide another facet to reflect on familiar topics >> including complexity, compression, and the paper's central theme - play. >> >> >> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/24379807-653794b5> | >> Modify >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> >> Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> >> > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
