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Full Idea
From the teleopragmatic perspective, life itself is largely an informational process.
Clarification
'Teleopragmatic' perspectives focus on purposes and results
Gist of Idea
From the teleopragmatic perspective, life is largely an informational process
Source
Robert van Gulick (Mirror Mirror - Is That All? [2006])
Book Ref
'Self-Representational Approaches to Consciousness', ed/tr. Kriegel,U /Williford,K [MIT 2006], p.18
A Reaction
From the cynical perspective a human is just 'blood and foul smell in a bag', but that may not give you whole story. The point here is that the informational view will cover both the genetic and the mental levels of human life. True but unilluminating?
9324 | From the teleopragmatic perspective, life is largely an informational process [Gulick] |
9319 | Is consciousness a type of self-awareness, or is being self-aware a way of being conscious? [Gulick] |
9320 | Higher-order theories divide over whether the higher level involves thought or perception [Gulick] |
9321 | Higher-order models reduce the problem of consciousness to intentionality [Gulick] |
9322 | Maybe qualia only exist at the lower level, and a higher-level is needed for what-it-is-like [Gulick] |
9326 | Knowing-that is a much richer kind of knowing-how [Gulick] |
9325 | In contrast with knowledge, the notion of understanding emphasizes practical engagement [Gulick] |
9327 | Organisms understand their worlds better if they understand themselves [Gulick] |