Single Idea 7369

[catalogued under 14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction]

Full Idea

All brains are, in essence, anticipation machines.

Gist of Idea

Brains are essentially anticipation machines

Source

Daniel C. Dennett (Consciousness Explained [1991], 7.2)

Book Reference

Dennett,Daniel C.: 'Consciousness Explained' [Penguin 1993], p.177


A Reaction

This would necessarily, I take it, make them induction machines. So brains will only evolve in a world where induction is possible, which is one where there a lot of immediately apprehensible regularities.