Who shoves whom around inside a thinking self? Or: What is the meaning of symbols?Bart VerheijAnalog and Digital encounter each other in the world of ideas (Figure 1).D: Fancy meeting you here! I'd already hoped that our dialogues would have a counterpart here. A: You never can tell in the world of ideas. Just when you think you're done, new symbols combine and drag you out again. Events, my dear, events ... D: I don't see why we have to perform at the whims of events. A: Just try resisting. Then you'll see why. You don't have any choice in the matter! D: I don't? A: Lookâto resist is tantamount to failure. The world of events is our dictator. Manuscript (in PDF-format) Reference: Verheij, B. (2024). Who shoves whom around inside a thinking self? Or: What is the meaning of symbols? Autonomous Perception in Humans and Machines. A Liber Amicorum Honoring Lambert Schomaker, 86-94. Groningen: University of Groningen. Bart Verheij's home page - research - publications |