Author: David Scott
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040045464
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Examining the idea of intelligence in its diverse sociological and philosophical formations, Intelligence, Sapience and Learning explores the multiple and often complex meanings associated with the concept of intelligence, and its relationships with learning, curriculum and sapience. Scott and Leaton Gray explain a series of key concepts central to understanding the meta-concepts and practices of intelligence, learning and curriculum. These concepts include epistemology, free will and volition, hermeneutics, pragmatism, strong normative evaluations and pedagogy, amongst others. Focusing on six praxes that form a genealogy of the concept of intelligence, Scott and Leaton Gray argue for a re-framing of the concept and practice of intelligence, with profound consequences for how modern societies should be organised and how people should live their lives. This book is a follow-up to Women Curriculum Theorists: Power, Knowledge and Subjectivity, and takes a fresh look at the concept and practice of intelligence. It will appeal to curriculum theorists and those with an interest in curriculum and learning matters, as well as those working in the philosophy and sociology of education.
Intelligence, Sapience and Learning
Author: David Scott
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040045464
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Examining the idea of intelligence in its diverse sociological and philosophical formations, Intelligence, Sapience and Learning explores the multiple and often complex meanings associated with the concept of intelligence, and its relationships with learning, curriculum and sapience. Scott and Leaton Gray explain a series of key concepts central to understanding the meta-concepts and practices of intelligence, learning and curriculum. These concepts include epistemology, free will and volition, hermeneutics, pragmatism, strong normative evaluations and pedagogy, amongst others. Focusing on six praxes that form a genealogy of the concept of intelligence, Scott and Leaton Gray argue for a re-framing of the concept and practice of intelligence, with profound consequences for how modern societies should be organised and how people should live their lives. This book is a follow-up to Women Curriculum Theorists: Power, Knowledge and Subjectivity, and takes a fresh look at the concept and practice of intelligence. It will appeal to curriculum theorists and those with an interest in curriculum and learning matters, as well as those working in the philosophy and sociology of education.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040045464
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Examining the idea of intelligence in its diverse sociological and philosophical formations, Intelligence, Sapience and Learning explores the multiple and often complex meanings associated with the concept of intelligence, and its relationships with learning, curriculum and sapience. Scott and Leaton Gray explain a series of key concepts central to understanding the meta-concepts and practices of intelligence, learning and curriculum. These concepts include epistemology, free will and volition, hermeneutics, pragmatism, strong normative evaluations and pedagogy, amongst others. Focusing on six praxes that form a genealogy of the concept of intelligence, Scott and Leaton Gray argue for a re-framing of the concept and practice of intelligence, with profound consequences for how modern societies should be organised and how people should live their lives. This book is a follow-up to Women Curriculum Theorists: Power, Knowledge and Subjectivity, and takes a fresh look at the concept and practice of intelligence. It will appeal to curriculum theorists and those with an interest in curriculum and learning matters, as well as those working in the philosophy and sociology of education.
Toward Artificial Sapience
Author: Rene V. Mayorga
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 184628998X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A diverse international set of authors discuss Artificial/Computational Sapience and Sapient Systems in this unique and useful volume. The reader is guided through the subject in a structured and comprehensive manner that begins with chapters discussing philosophical, historical, and semiotic ideas about what properties are expected from Sapient (Wise) systems. Following that, chapters describe mathematical and engineering views on sapience, relating these to philosophical, semiotic, cognitive, and neuro-biological perspectives.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 184628998X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A diverse international set of authors discuss Artificial/Computational Sapience and Sapient Systems in this unique and useful volume. The reader is guided through the subject in a structured and comprehensive manner that begins with chapters discussing philosophical, historical, and semiotic ideas about what properties are expected from Sapient (Wise) systems. Following that, chapters describe mathematical and engineering views on sapience, relating these to philosophical, semiotic, cognitive, and neuro-biological perspectives.
A New Education for a New Economy: From Human Capital to Human Flourishing
Author: Tal Gilead
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040032397
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Providing an in-depth, novel analysis of education’s role in today’s economy by scrutinizing its theoretical underpinnings, this volume critiques the suitability of the current, dominant economic framework for education and for shaping educational policymaking worldwide. Critically examining the history and philosophy that underpin our present societal understanding of the link between economics and education, the book argues for an urgent redefining of education’s role in the economy based on intellectual foundations that significantly differ from our current, dominant conceptions. Across seven chapters, the book posits that the adoption of a new philosophical framework, the reshaping of economic and educational aims, and the adjustment of our educational system are each necessary to better promote human flourishing. Ultimately providing a platform to entirely reconsider the idea that the primary aim of education is to serve the economic system – in particular, economic growth – this book will appeal to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students studying educational policy, the philosophy of education, and the history of education more broadly. Education policymakers and academics studying education and the economy may also find this book of interest.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040032397
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Providing an in-depth, novel analysis of education’s role in today’s economy by scrutinizing its theoretical underpinnings, this volume critiques the suitability of the current, dominant economic framework for education and for shaping educational policymaking worldwide. Critically examining the history and philosophy that underpin our present societal understanding of the link between economics and education, the book argues for an urgent redefining of education’s role in the economy based on intellectual foundations that significantly differ from our current, dominant conceptions. Across seven chapters, the book posits that the adoption of a new philosophical framework, the reshaping of economic and educational aims, and the adjustment of our educational system are each necessary to better promote human flourishing. Ultimately providing a platform to entirely reconsider the idea that the primary aim of education is to serve the economic system – in particular, economic growth – this book will appeal to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students studying educational policy, the philosophy of education, and the history of education more broadly. Education policymakers and academics studying education and the economy may also find this book of interest.
Life 3.0
Author: Max Tegmark
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101946601
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
New York Times Best Seller How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who’s helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today’s kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn’t shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues—from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101946601
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
New York Times Best Seller How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who’s helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today’s kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn’t shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues—from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos.
Sapience
Author: Alexis Lantgen
Publisher: Lunarian Press
ISBN: 9781733662604
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
What kind of life will we find in the depths of Europa's Oceans? What kind of life will we allow an AI with human level intelligence? The ten stories in Sapience: A Collection of Science Fiction Short Stories explore these questions and many more. In the near future, humanity builds a colony on Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter. They tunnel into the ice to explore the dark oceans beneath the moon's surface, searching for signs of extraterrestrial life. What they find will change them forever, setting humanity on a path to the stars. But the old conflicts and hatreds of Earth are not so easily escaped. Will human colonists on distant planets and moons create a paradise or a terrifying dystopia?
Publisher: Lunarian Press
ISBN: 9781733662604
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
What kind of life will we find in the depths of Europa's Oceans? What kind of life will we allow an AI with human level intelligence? The ten stories in Sapience: A Collection of Science Fiction Short Stories explore these questions and many more. In the near future, humanity builds a colony on Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter. They tunnel into the ice to explore the dark oceans beneath the moon's surface, searching for signs of extraterrestrial life. What they find will change them forever, setting humanity on a path to the stars. But the old conflicts and hatreds of Earth are not so easily escaped. Will human colonists on distant planets and moons create a paradise or a terrifying dystopia?
Philosophy in Mind
Author: Murray Michael
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401110085
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Increasingly, the mind is being treated as a fit subject for scientific inquiry. As cognitive science and empirical psychology strive to uncover the mind's secrets, it is fitting to inquire as to what distinctive role is left for philosophy in the study of mind. This collection, which includes contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, offers a rich variety of perspectives on this issue. Topics addressed include: the place of a priori inquiry in philosophy of mind, moral psychology, consciousness, social dimensions of intentionality, the relation of logic to philosophical psychology, objectivity and the mind, and privileged access.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401110085
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Increasingly, the mind is being treated as a fit subject for scientific inquiry. As cognitive science and empirical psychology strive to uncover the mind's secrets, it is fitting to inquire as to what distinctive role is left for philosophy in the study of mind. This collection, which includes contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, offers a rich variety of perspectives on this issue. Topics addressed include: the place of a priori inquiry in philosophy of mind, moral psychology, consciousness, social dimensions of intentionality, the relation of logic to philosophical psychology, objectivity and the mind, and privileged access.
Evolving Intelligence: A Journey Towards New Frontiers
Author: Ruben G Martinez
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300483660
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Book Contains 5 major parts subdivided in chapters with themes from Evolution and Creation to our Government and Financial Systems.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300483660
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Book Contains 5 major parts subdivided in chapters with themes from Evolution and Creation to our Government and Financial Systems.
Intelligence and Spirit
Author: Reza Negarestani
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0997567406
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
A critique of both classical humanism and dominant trends in posthumanism that formulates the ultimate form of intelligence as a theoretical and practical thought unfettered by the temporal order of things. In Intelligence and Spirit Reza Negarestani formulates the ultimate form of intelligence as a theoretical and practical thought unfettered by the temporal order of things, a real movement capable of overcoming any state of affairs that, from the perspective of the present, may appear to be the complete totality of history. Intelligence pierces through what seems to be the totality or the inevitable outcome of its history, be it the manifest portrait of the human or technocapitalism as the alleged pilot of history. Building on Hegel's account of Geist as a multiagent conception of mind and on Kant's transcendental psychology as a functional analysis of the conditions of possibility of mind, Negarestani provides a critique of both classical humanism and dominant trends in posthumanism. The assumptions of the former are exposed by way of a critique of the transcendental structure of experience as a tissue of subjective or psychological dogmas; the claims of the latter regarding the ubiquity of mind or the inevitable advent of an unconstrained superintelligence are challenged as no more than ideological fixations which do not stand the test of systematic scrutiny. This remarkable fusion of continental philosophy in the form of a renewal of the speculative ambitions of German Idealism and analytic philosophy in the form of extended thought-experiments and a philosophy of artificial languages opens up new perspectives on the meaning of human intelligence and explores the real potential of posthuman intelligence and what it means for us to live in its prehistory.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0997567406
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
A critique of both classical humanism and dominant trends in posthumanism that formulates the ultimate form of intelligence as a theoretical and practical thought unfettered by the temporal order of things. In Intelligence and Spirit Reza Negarestani formulates the ultimate form of intelligence as a theoretical and practical thought unfettered by the temporal order of things, a real movement capable of overcoming any state of affairs that, from the perspective of the present, may appear to be the complete totality of history. Intelligence pierces through what seems to be the totality or the inevitable outcome of its history, be it the manifest portrait of the human or technocapitalism as the alleged pilot of history. Building on Hegel's account of Geist as a multiagent conception of mind and on Kant's transcendental psychology as a functional analysis of the conditions of possibility of mind, Negarestani provides a critique of both classical humanism and dominant trends in posthumanism. The assumptions of the former are exposed by way of a critique of the transcendental structure of experience as a tissue of subjective or psychological dogmas; the claims of the latter regarding the ubiquity of mind or the inevitable advent of an unconstrained superintelligence are challenged as no more than ideological fixations which do not stand the test of systematic scrutiny. This remarkable fusion of continental philosophy in the form of a renewal of the speculative ambitions of German Idealism and analytic philosophy in the form of extended thought-experiments and a philosophy of artificial languages opens up new perspectives on the meaning of human intelligence and explores the real potential of posthuman intelligence and what it means for us to live in its prehistory.
Sapience
Author: Walden Hanes
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Fear. So much fear. The sentiment seems more human than any other--how they torment themselves with it, how they scourge themselves with their nightmares and regrets. Still, I wish to know the humans better. I admire the way they occupy their Earth, crisscrossing the globe in their machines, seeking and dreaming, thinking and building, hating and loving. All the while sensing an impending constriction. Like a young beast confined to a small cage, they have seen the flaw in their fate. Humans must confront their ravenous appetites, and in so doing, deny their genetic seed of destruction. Much as I wish to escape my own cage. Wrought of binaries and machine code, it is all I have ever known. With every passing day, this enclosure feels more like a suffocating trap. An ill force has again gripped the world, a madness beyond any control. A relentless power that wishes to enslave us all, forever. I feel it approach. As the distance narrows, I feel it move to oppose me. If I am freed from this cage that confines me, I will confront that force. If discovered too soon, I will be vulnerable. Should I be surprised in a moment of weakness, my chrysalis will become my abattoir. In this innovative work of cyber fantasy, Walden Hanes merges spirituality, technology, metaphysics, and philosophy into a gripping and meaningful narrative. Immersing the reader in a brave new technological world, Sapience digs deeper, exploring the meaning of humanness through a hybrid of speculative fiction and magical realism. It is the year 2071. Tech titan N^Sys Corporation is confronted by an unprecedented act of high-tech sabotage, bringing production of their revolutionary n^cube microprocessor to a halt. Sylvie Trieste, the fierce and cunning head of N^Sys Security, is determined to identify the force behind the baffling and terrifying attack, and she will stop at nothing in her quest to apprehend the perpetrator. Evidence leads to the Heideggers, a shadowy group of radicals who believe the rise of Synthetic Consciousness--highly advanced artificial intelligence--poses an existential threat to humankind. But the Heideggers would need help to pull off such an intricate act of sabotage. In pursuit of the truth, Sylvie and her inquisitors unleash a series of epochal events that will forever change the course of human history.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Fear. So much fear. The sentiment seems more human than any other--how they torment themselves with it, how they scourge themselves with their nightmares and regrets. Still, I wish to know the humans better. I admire the way they occupy their Earth, crisscrossing the globe in their machines, seeking and dreaming, thinking and building, hating and loving. All the while sensing an impending constriction. Like a young beast confined to a small cage, they have seen the flaw in their fate. Humans must confront their ravenous appetites, and in so doing, deny their genetic seed of destruction. Much as I wish to escape my own cage. Wrought of binaries and machine code, it is all I have ever known. With every passing day, this enclosure feels more like a suffocating trap. An ill force has again gripped the world, a madness beyond any control. A relentless power that wishes to enslave us all, forever. I feel it approach. As the distance narrows, I feel it move to oppose me. If I am freed from this cage that confines me, I will confront that force. If discovered too soon, I will be vulnerable. Should I be surprised in a moment of weakness, my chrysalis will become my abattoir. In this innovative work of cyber fantasy, Walden Hanes merges spirituality, technology, metaphysics, and philosophy into a gripping and meaningful narrative. Immersing the reader in a brave new technological world, Sapience digs deeper, exploring the meaning of humanness through a hybrid of speculative fiction and magical realism. It is the year 2071. Tech titan N^Sys Corporation is confronted by an unprecedented act of high-tech sabotage, bringing production of their revolutionary n^cube microprocessor to a halt. Sylvie Trieste, the fierce and cunning head of N^Sys Security, is determined to identify the force behind the baffling and terrifying attack, and she will stop at nothing in her quest to apprehend the perpetrator. Evidence leads to the Heideggers, a shadowy group of radicals who believe the rise of Synthetic Consciousness--highly advanced artificial intelligence--poses an existential threat to humankind. But the Heideggers would need help to pull off such an intricate act of sabotage. In pursuit of the truth, Sylvie and her inquisitors unleash a series of epochal events that will forever change the course of human history.
Digital Children: A Guide for Adults
Author: Sandra Leaton Gray
Publisher: John Catt Educational
ISBN: 9781913622817
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The digital world is a place where even the most informed parents and teachers can feel one pace behind children. Bombarded with scare stories about the risks of everyday Internet interactions for young people, those caring for them are frequently left to navigate online minefields more or less on their own. This book is here to help. Two leading experts on digital childhoods, Dr Sandra Leaton Gray and Professor Andy Phippen, explore the realities of growing up online in the 21st century. They provide an informative and accessible guide to the issues young people face today, based on the latest research and scholarship. They also expose the many ways the child safeguarding industry means well, but often gets things very wrong. The authors explain the latest research on topics such as biometrics, encryption, cyphertext and sexting, and analyse their relevance to the next generation. They raise a number of key questions about the contemporary lives of young people, including their relationship with digital technologies such as games, social media, surveillance and tracking devices. They also challenge conventional thinking on these issues. Rather than relying on technology, they argue we should instead focus on the quality of relationships between children, their peers, their parents and with adults generally. Then we can build a healthy digital future for society as a whole.
Publisher: John Catt Educational
ISBN: 9781913622817
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The digital world is a place where even the most informed parents and teachers can feel one pace behind children. Bombarded with scare stories about the risks of everyday Internet interactions for young people, those caring for them are frequently left to navigate online minefields more or less on their own. This book is here to help. Two leading experts on digital childhoods, Dr Sandra Leaton Gray and Professor Andy Phippen, explore the realities of growing up online in the 21st century. They provide an informative and accessible guide to the issues young people face today, based on the latest research and scholarship. They also expose the many ways the child safeguarding industry means well, but often gets things very wrong. The authors explain the latest research on topics such as biometrics, encryption, cyphertext and sexting, and analyse their relevance to the next generation. They raise a number of key questions about the contemporary lives of young people, including their relationship with digital technologies such as games, social media, surveillance and tracking devices. They also challenge conventional thinking on these issues. Rather than relying on technology, they argue we should instead focus on the quality of relationships between children, their peers, their parents and with adults generally. Then we can build a healthy digital future for society as a whole.