Re: MD Re: Non-empiricist definition of DQ

From: Chris Phoenix (cphoenix@CRNano.org)
Date: Sat Aug 21 2004 - 05:43:10 BST

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    David Morey wrote:

    > Hi Chris
    >
    > I like to link these ideas to the meaning of intelligence.
    > Is not intelligence the realisation that we are faced with
    > possibilities that we have to choose between, intelligence
    > can assess those possibilties an decide which option has
    > most value.
    >

    "realisation that" sounds like symbolic reasoning. Which is a very
    specialized subcase of intelligence. Whereas assessing options and
    planning ahead (presumably on the basis of anticipated value) can happen
    in things without the ability to realize anything, much less reason.

    Chris 

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