Science and the Humanities

Science and the Humanities – A plea from Robert M Young, Professor of Psychoanalysis at Sheffield Uni, and co-editor of NIBBS – Human Nature Review. [via David Morey on the MoQ Discuss Forum] In conclusion he writes …. [Quote] In my opinion psychoanalysis, seen as a discipline in the humanities, is centrally complementary to biological … Continue reading “Science and the Humanities”

Seb’s Open Reasearch

Seb’s Open Reasearch. Another interesting blog – seen some time ago, now added to the sidebar. Picked-up this quote / link:The O’Reilly Network has posted a transcript of Lawrence Lessig’s keynote speech on copyright at the Open Source Convention in late July. His four theses:[Quote] + Creativity and innovation always builds on the past. + … Continue reading “Seb’s Open Reasearch”

Semantics References

List of Semantics References by Greg SandersFrom a 1993 Usenet correspondence from Greg Sanders, recently brought to the top of comp.ai.nat-langQuote … the following (alphabetically by author) are some of the booksI have come across that I regard as interesting (omitting material on Montague semantics). I make no claims that this covers the field. I … Continue reading “Semantics References”

Cybernetics & Cognitive Science

Threads of Cybernetics and Cognitive ScienceA bit like the problem I had finding links from Kosko to the Fuzzy Logic “mainstream”, I’m finding difficulty cross linking several threads which claim to be the embracing the whole of cybernetics. The Heylighen / Joslyn / Turchin axis under Principia Cybernetica (see links) does not seem to connect … Continue reading “Cybernetics & Cognitive Science”