Intelligent Systems And Their Societies

Walter Fritz

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Persons as Intelligent Systems

Here we look at persons as intelligent systems, with their main objectives. We review the fundamental mechanisms of the human mind, mental methods, the role of emotions, the conscious and unconscious mind. We look at the possibility of developping philosophy as a hard science

Fundamental Mechanisms of the Brain
Here you will find explanations of the mechanisms underlying all brain activity. This is not the mind itself, but those mechanisms needed so the mind can function.
For details see Fundamental Mechanisms (Enter for continuos reading, like a book).

Objectives of Human Beings
Survival is the main objective of all animals. Even in human beings, survival is the main, though unconscious, main objective.
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Happiness
Are you happy or unhappy?
See here the reason for Happiness (Enter for continuos reading, like a book).

Emotions And Energy
Persons need a balance of positive and negative emotions to function well. Incidentally, what is the function of emotions?
See Emotions And Energy (Enter for continuos reading, like a book).

Learned Mental Activity
Apart from some few elementary activities, like crying, sucking and grabbing, absolutely all that we know how to do, we have learned.
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Mental Methods And Chains of Response Rules: Habits
When we have learned simple activities, we use them to build up more complicated activities. Once we have learned these, and are successful in using them, we store them; they become our habits.
See Mental Methods And Chains of Response Rules: Habits (Enter for continuos reading, like a book).

Mindscapes
Mindscapes a very abstract response rules. They are quite general ways that we use to look at the world and to act.
Here is an explanation Mindscapes (Enter for continuos reading, like a book).

Sleep
During sleep we review experiences and learn more generalized response rules. See Sleeping. (For continuos reading, like a book - do not enter here now)..

Miscellaneous Observations on the Human Mind
Here you will find many interesting observations on the human mind: Why do we mostly act foolishly during disasters? What is the conscious and the unconscious part of our minds? Can we have an inspiration on absolutely any subject? Why are apparently long dreams really so short? Is "classic logic" a good representation of out thinking process? What are the effects of learning on the size of or brains? Can the knowledge of intelligent systems help psychoanalysis? What is the fundamental difference between human beings and animals?
Find the answers to all these questions in Miscellaneous Observations on the Human Mind (Enter for continuos reading, like a book).

We have looked at a number of properties of the human being, always regarding them as intelligent systems. This gave us a new and interesting view of them. Possibly, we have even gained some new insights into the workings of the human brain.

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