Chance discovery and the disembodiment of mind

  • Authors:

  • Lorenzo Magnani

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Philosophy and Computational Philosophy Laboratory, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

  • Venue:
  • KES'05 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems - Volume Part I
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

The first part of the paper illustrates that at the roots of the chance discovery there is a process of disembodiment of mind that exhibits a new perspective on the cognitive mechanisms underling the emergence of scenarios productive for opportunities and risks. I will further illustrate the centrality to chance discoverability of the disembodiment of mind from the point of view of the cognitive interplay between internal and external representations. I consider this interplay critical in analyzing the relation between chance discovery and dynamical interactions with the environment. To the aim of explaining these relationships I conclude stressing the importance I attribute to the role of model-based and manipulative abduction, and of external representations and epistemic mediators.