Full Idea
In connectionism, each node is given an activation level, and each branch a weight, according to possible degree of effect. This results in 'excitatory' and 'inhibitory' connections.
Gist of Idea
Connectionism assigns numbers to nodes and branches, and plots the outcomes
Source
Georges Rey (Contemporary Philosophy of Mind [1997], 8.8)
Book Reference
Rey,Georges: 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind' [Blackwell 1997], p.226
A Reaction
Whether such a system could ever be 'conscious' is not the only interesting question. What could such a system do? Could it ever be good at philosophy?