Epstein Secrets

idea; this concept is present, for instance, in the 19th-century philosophy of Charles Peirce [Pei34], in the writings of contempo- rary philosophers Daniel Dennett [Den91] and Douglas Hofstadter [Hof79, Hof96], in Benjamin Whorf’s [Who64] linguistic philosophy and Gregory Bateson’s [Bat79] systems theory of mind

gs of contempo- rary philosophers Daniel Dennett [Den91] and Douglas Hofstadter [Hof79, Hof96], in Benjamin Whorf’s [Who64] linguistic philosophy and Gregory Bateson’s [Bat79] systems theory of mind and nature. Bateson spoke of the Metapattern: “that it is pattern which connects.” In Goertzel’s writings on philosoph

cience seem to go hand in hand; each field can propel the other. 132 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016935 Many evolutionary scientists, and such philosophers as Daniel Dennett, have pointed out that the human brain is the result of billions of years of evolution.*°> Human intelligence is not the special characteristic we th

y within that environment.” *> For Wiener, information is a way for the weak to effectively cope with the strong. This viewpoint is also reflected in Gregory Bateson’s definition of information as “a difference that makes a difference,” by which he meant the small difference that makes a big difference. The goal of

cience seem to go hand in hand; each field can propel the other. 132 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016352 Many evolutionary scientists, and such philosophers as Daniel Dennett, have pointed out that the human brain is the result of billions of years of evolution.*°> Human intelligence is not the special characteristic we th

y within that environment.” *> For Wiener, information is a way for the weak to effectively cope with the strong. This viewpoint is also reflected in Gregory Bateson’s definition of information as “a difference that makes a difference,” by which he meant the small difference that makes a big difference. The goal of