» However, I will argue at various points in this book that failure to attend to the differences, to disanalogies between living things and artificial devices, has been a mistake.
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The brain of a genetically modified lab rat is no more like a computer than the brain of a wild rat, regardless of the part played by humans in the animal’s creation. «
#TheBrainAbstracted
#MazviitaChirimuuta
1 Introduction, Footnote 6
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262378635/the-brain-abstracted/
Just started reading it..
..Follows the history of interlaced and mixed paths, approaches, proceeds of: neuro, bio, cogn, comp, phylos, psycho, etc.
An incredible compendium, research effort, resourceful reference, also with cool opinionated commentary gems.
An academic book for its plentiful references, notes, cites.
But written with an educational style, clear to comprehend, and joyful to read.
Can't recall any philosopher witch such top notch writing skillsets!
Meanwhile check latest Pattee:
For my top quote in post. And for the finale, before conclusion, with funny punching of physicists, of geneticists, and also of biosemiotics, for narrow thinking!
https://mastodon.social/@teixi/112074460071937750
—paper in bottom academ link
ps: I aspire ALIKE in my mid 90s!
Peter Moleman
Teixi