Very
cool, Jason.
I
will need to sit on this, but I think you are definitely
onto something.
Indeed,
I think John Vervaeke would find this interesting. I am on
his 49th lecture (one to go!), where he is
exploring Jung’s analysis of archetypes as the forms we have
potential of becoming. They could be the information
processing architectural frames that enable us to metabolize
information in a “relevant realization” (Vervaeke’s term) to
way guide our becoming.
More
later.
Best,
Gregg
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Subject: Information Processing Vs. Information
Metabolism and BIT
Hi
ToK Society,
For some time now,I've been intrigued by the concept of
"information metabolism", proposed by Polish
psychiatrist, Antoni Kepinski.
It's an interesting metaphor. It's conventional in
cognitive psychology to compare the mind to a computer,
using the concept of information processing. But perhaps
using a
biological metaphor would be better as opposed to
a technological metaphor. Indeed, perhaps it
would be more useful in the development of BIT.
If we were to think of energy metabolism,
then a basic dictionary definition would be:
-
the
chemical processes that occur within a
living organism in order to maintain life
This
would correspond with the 2nd dimension of the ToK
(Life)
Now if we were to think of information
metabolism, then a basic definition could be:
-
the
informational processes that occur with an
animal in order to maintain mind
This
would correspond with the 3rd dimension of the ToK
(Mind)
Furthermore, we could potentially reflect upon the
energy metabolism of the brain, the information
metabolism of the mind, and the feedback loop
between the two, mediated by the neuron.
And there's the evolution of metabolism to consider,
as discussed in
this article. It is life that evolves, not
computers,(the analogy typically made by cognitive
psychologists). Perhaps this could be another reason
to think in terms of information metabolism --- that
is, in terms of the evolution/phylogeny of
information metabolism.
Just a few thoughts.
~ Jason
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