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Understanding behavioral and cognitive dispositions as subsystem topologies within cognitive models: A proposal
1Institute of Philosophy II, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Science Progress
|April 13, 2024
Summary
The self is a dynamic pattern of cognitive aspects, not a unitary entity. Implementing this pattern theory in a cognitive architecture shows that dispositions are key to the self-pattern's stability and dynamics.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of Mind
- Artificial Intelligence
Background:
- The traditional view of the self as a singular entity is challenged by pattern theory.
- Pattern theory posits the self as a dynamic pattern of cognitive aspects governing thought and behavior.
- This theory accounts for the dynamic yet stable development of natural agents' selves.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a functional description and implementation of the self-pattern theory.
- To explore the role of dispositions in cognitive architectures.
- To advocate for understanding cognitive systems through the dynamics of dispositions.
Main Methods:
- Implementing Gallagher & Newen's pattern theory within the Learning Intelligent Distribution Agent (LIDA) cognitive architecture.
- Analyzing the realization of self-pattern aspects through agent dispositions.
- Proposing the identification of dispositions with cognitive subsystem topologies.
Main Results:
- The implementation revealed that dispositions are crucial for realizing both dynamic and stable aspects of an agent's self-pattern.
- The study highlights the fundamental role of dispositions in cognitive processes.
- Informational topologies in neuronal systems are presented as an example of dispositional topologies.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive systems should be understood via the dynamical interactions of dispositions over time.
- Dispositions are fundamental to the self-pattern and cognitive processes.
- Identifying dispositions with cognitive topologies offers a new framework for understanding cognitive systems.
Keywords:
Artificial general intelligenceLIDAautonomous agentsbehavioral dispositionscognitive dispositionscognitive sciencedynamical systemspattern theory of selfselfMore Related Videos
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