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The Society of Mind (1988)

by epenn on 1/12/15, 11:22 PM with 6 comments

• by DonGateley on 1/13/15, 7:00 AM

  I highly recommend taking LSD after digesting this book. Much of it is reinforced by direct experience in that state. Agents and the turf wars among them are made more apparent as the grip of the giant mythical "I" weakens.

  Then re-read the book. :-)

• by andyjohnson0 on 1/13/15, 9:30 AM

  There isn't much context here, so for those who are unaware of the book or its author, it is worth reading the wikipedia page [1] and maybe a review such as [2].

  [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Mind

  [2] http://web.media.mit.edu/~push/ExaminingSOM.html

• by tokai on 1/13/15, 1:08 PM

  I haven't read this book, but from the Prologue it sounds somewhat like the idea of metasystem transition from the book "The Phenomenon of Science" by V. Turchin.

  edit: I'm really confused about the downvote, what is wrong with pointing out a work in a similar vein?

• by whitten on 1/13/15, 5:59 PM

  Does anyone know how this work (Society of Mind in Hypertext) was able to be published on the web?

  I have the hardcopy at home and have for years. It provides a unique perspective on some ideas about our minds.