[Fis] The Meaning of Meaning (or Information) . . .

[Marcus Abundis]

A talk was recently posted where Searle and Floridi broach this matter, but
from a foundational vista and framed in a context of artificial
intelligence. For those who have not seen it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6o_7HeowY8

My own few exchanges with Searle on this issue, and on biological
naturalism, eventually resulted in this summary "map" of the issues:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38563719/Abundis-Searle.pdf
This seems germane given the groups recent interest in intelligence.

Also, overlaid on this map is a cursory view of the model I offered in the
June-July FIS session. How might this map (or such a map) be improved to
afford a comprehensive view of information in *all* of its intended and
necessary "meanings"? Such "synthetic thinking" seems needed to resolve a
BASIS for beginning one's analysis, rather than holding fast to one's more
historic views. I touched on this earlier in raising the matter of
"cultural legacy" for this group. The shared aim, rather, I would think,
would be to avoid more "disappointing and bizarre" presentations of
information, meaning, and intelligence – and find some actual progress.

For example, any "pre-scientific" label seems like a disingenuous
dismissal. All one need do is pick some "point in time" and then use a
current view to dismiss something as "pre-xyz" – where in fact, all species
have long been involved in a de facto "science of survival".

And then there is the matter of looking PAST agent based models, and
directly addressing the physical. I think the referenced map attempts to
incorporate all notions within one system of thought.

Marcus
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