Very cool indeed!
So what would culture and the 4th dimension be? symbols?
Now if we were to think of symbols metabolism, then a basic definition could be:
This would correspond with the 4th dimension of the ToK (Culture)
Best,
Lene
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:
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:
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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