On 6/5/07, Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think a system can get arbitrarily complex without being conscious -- > consciousness is a specific kind of model-based, summarizing, > self-monitoring > architecture. Yes. That is a good clarification of what I meant rather than what I said. > That said, I think consciousness is necessary > but not sufficient for moral agency. On the other hand, I don't believe that consciousness is necessary for moral agency.
What a provocative statement! Isn't it indisputable that agency is necessarily on behalf of some perceived entity (a self) and that assessment of the "morality" of any decision is always only relative to a subjective model of "rightness"? In other words, doesn't the difference between "it works" and "it's moral" hinge on the role of a subjective self as actor? - Jef ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=231415&user_secret=e9e40a7e
