wrong category is trivial indeed, but quickly removing computing resources from impossible processes can be a great benefit to any system, and an incredible benefit if the system learns to spot deeply nonsensical problems in advance of dedicating almost any resources to it... what if we could design a system that by its very structuring couldnt even generate these wittgensteinian deep errors... also, as far it being a cop out, i disagree it clears the mind to the deepest levels allowing a springwell of clarity that shows other answers in record time and accuracy, an example: minsky points to the same stupidity of asking the question of what is consciousness, preferring to just look for stimuli/behavior rules that are required to survive and act, and letting others worry about how many of those rules make up their version of the word conscious...
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Tudor Boloni wrote: > >> we invariably generate and then fruitlessly explore (our field is even >> more exposed to this than most others) until we come up against the limits >> of our own language, and defeated and fatigued realize we never thought the >> questions through. i nominate this guy: >> >> http://hyperlogic.blogspot.com/ >> >> at a minimum wittgenstein's Brown Book should be required reading for all >> AGI list members >> > > Read it. Along with pretty much everything else he wrote (that is in > print, anyhow). > > Calling things a category error is a bit of a cop out. > > > > > Richard Loosemore > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=120640061-aded06 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
