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>From: langston@memstvx1.memst.edu
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Subject: Re: Strong AI and panpsychism (was Re: Virtual person?)
Message-ID: <1992Jan30.171309.1168@memstvx1.memst.edu>
Date: 30 Jan 92 23:13:09 GMT
Organization: Memphis State University
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  In the discussion of consciousness in this thread, are we adopting the
'objective' view of consciousness (as I try to argue), or a more third-
person, subjective view?  If the subjective experience is what is
being considered here as consciousness, I would argue that this could be
explained as an agent's (or an agent's processes) goal-directed behaviour
regarding incoming information.

-- 

Mark C. Langston                                  "What concerns me is not the
Psychology Department                              way things are, but rather
Memphis State University                           the way people think things
LANGSTON@MEMSTVX1.MEMST.EDU                        are."     -Epictetus

     "...a brighter tomorrow?!?  How about a better TODAY?"  -me


