Tag Archives: Adaptive Systems

Where Is Fancy Bred?

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Artem Kaznatcheev • Fitness Landscapes as Mental & Mathematical Models of Evolution The question of “mental models” has occupied my thoughts for quite a while. As intelligent agents with a capacity for inquiry, we have ways of forming and … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptive Systems, Analogy, Artem Kaznatcheev, Artificial Intelligence, Biological Systems, Communication, Computational Complexity, Control, Evolution, Fitness Landscapes, Imagination, Information, Inquiry, Inquiry Driven Systems, Learning Theory, Mathematical Models, Mental Models, Natural Intelligence, Semiotics, Sign Relations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Constraints and Indications • 1

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Peirce List • Christophe Menant • Jon Awbrey • Christophe Menant The system-theoretic concept of constraint is one that unifies a manifold of other notions — definition, determination, habit, information, law, predicate, regularity, and so on.  Indeed, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptive Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Ashby, C.S. Peirce, Constraint, Control, Cybernetics, Determination, Error-Controlled Regulation, Feedback, Indication, Indicator Functions, Information, Inquiry, Inquiry Driven Systems, Intelligent Systems, Intentionality, Learning Theory, Peirce, Semiotic Information, Semiotics, Systems Theory, Uncertainty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments