Epstein Secrets

ng and the "Siberian Madmind" Anton Kolonin, Mike Ross, Cate Hartley, Karin Verspoor and the tragically

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

lex as the system it controlled. Cyberneticist W. Ross Ashby proved that this was true in a precise math

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

lex as the system it controlled. Cyberneticist W. Ross Ashby proved that this was true in a precise math

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