Comments on: Mechanisms of Agency

By: Comments on Human Cultural Transformation « The Emergent Fool

Comments on Human Cultural Transformation « The Emergent Fool — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:05:16 +0000

[...] two types of emergence, both of which can create new types of agents. Various self-reinforcing mechanisms lead to stronger and more stable agency. We may not even recognize the emergence of nascent agents for what [...]

By: Superorganism and Singularity « Complex Adaptive Systems

Superorganism and Singularity « Complex Adaptive Systems — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:10:55 +0000

[...] ** See the “Upward Bolstering & Downward Constraint” section of this post. [...]

By: Response to “Superorganism Considered Harmful” « Complex Adaptive Systems

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:13:07 +0000

[...] is nothing special about human executive function in the pantheon of mechanisms of agency. See this post, particularly the part about Prediction & Representation. As a somewhat relevant aside, [...]

By: Complex Systems Concept Summary « Complex Adaptive Systems

Complex Systems Concept Summary « Complex Adaptive Systems — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:56:22 +0000

[...] is related closely to the concepts of agency, stability, and [...]

By: Complex Systems Defend Themselves « Complex Adaptive Systems

Complex Systems Defend Themselves « Complex Adaptive Systems — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:02:16 +0000

[...] some of the ways systems defend themselves, it is interesting to see how the socio-technical agents discussed in the Wired piece do [...]

By: Types of Emergence « Complex Adaptive Systems

Types of Emergence « Complex Adaptive Systems — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:25:08 +0000

[...] In an earlier post I classified metastability and various kinds of virtual stability (such as self-repair and [...]

By: Generalized Evolutionary Theory « Complex Adaptive Systems

Generalized Evolutionary Theory « Complex Adaptive Systems — Thu, 24 May 2007 21:27:37 +0000

[...] enough to encompass the variety of evolutionary phenomena observed in the world. As pointed out here, reproduction is one (of many) ways agents preserve their existence and exhibit system stability. [...]