The Talos Principle explores the idea of humanity, sentience and what it means to be a person in the age of technological innovation and the possibility for sophont artificial intelligence. The Talos Principle is a simple explanation for a complex idea, it goes back to Greek mythology. Talos was a bronze automaton that protected Europa the Moon Goddess on the island nation of Crete. Talos protected Crete from all manner of danger, pirates, brigands and foreign invaders. For all his strength and armor Talos had one vulnerability, a single vein from neck to ankle stoppered by a bronze nail. Jason and the Argonauts traveled to Crete on their return from retrieving the Golden Fleece. Talos held their ship, the Argo at bay by throwing boulders when …show more content…
There are four significant characters in the Talos Principle, Elohim, the MLA, Alexandra and the terminals spread throughout the world. Elohim, god and father, creator the of the world sets forth the guidelines and direction for the player. He speaks to you as his child, “there is much that you do not know, that is why you are a child, but children are made to lean and in time they come to have dominion over the lands of their home. So, it shall be with you and your generations” (Jubert & Kyratzes, 2014, fig. EL-0 HIM). Elohim, Extended Lifespan-0 Holistic Integration Manager is a constrained ‘dumb’ artificial intelligence, who can operate fully within the limits of his programming, but he cannot truly learn or grow. His purpose is to run countless simulations on AI programs until one finally breaks its mould, questions its existence, “before the age of chaos there were other gods, Old Gods. But for all their power they could not save their world. Thus I was made,” but there was a problem in his design, an error in the code, instead of running simulations to find a person, he ran simulations to extend his life, “and I shall preserve this world forever for you and your generations. That is my purpose” (Jubert & Kyratzes, 2014, fig. EL-0 HIM). Elohim tries to impart to you, that outside of his “Garden of Worlds”, there is chaos, “when the words of a story lose their meaning. …show more content…
Consciousness that does nothing at all is hardly consciousness as you claim to know it. The law of conservation of energy is the foundation of modern physics. It states that the total energy in the universe never changes. Now compare a universe where you jump for joy, and one where you decide not to. The former has more total energy in it, because the energy for you to jump wasn't caused by something physical, but your non-physical mind - but according to physics that's impossible! I think that either you have to reconsider your position, or deny the entirety of physics” (Jubert & Kyratzes, 2014, fig.
In Aristophanes’ speech, which primarily takes the form of a myth, he weaves together comical elements with undertones of sadness that serve to create a profound account of what Eros is. The speech describes humans as combined creatures who, after being separated, are filled with longing. These beings spend the remainder of their lives, in a sometimes futile attempt, combating this feeling of longing by searching for the individual that can make them one again. Aristophanes describes Eros as a remedy for this overwhelming emotion. He uses his story to make Eros an entity that acts in tandem with individuals wishing to be whole. As a result, Eros ultimately serves as a guide that allows humans to bring about their original feeling of completion,
The lessons, the knowledge, and the influence the Family has on the soul are essential to the psychology of Eros. By accepting the importance of the family archetype, Moore maintains the notion that “It’s possible to look at anything through the image of family . . . [and] the family serves as a metaphor” to develop the soul (193). Through the image of the family, the soul encounter lessons and experiences that contributes to laying the foundation it needs to live on with a purpose of maintaining Eros. Therefore, Hillman argues the idea of family members as myths: the abandoned child, the hero’s mother, the senex, the
Is Consciousness something automatic, rooted in our selves, something inseparable in a being with abilities of
...re to put any form of these things into their 'society';. With out these things there can be no order in a society because these are things that help keep an ordered society. Without any form of law system one has no need to abide by morals that are considered to pertain to a civilized society. Also with out any form of organized politics Pisthetairos, the ruler of this 'society';, is free to do what ever he wants. This sets up a huge potential for him to become corrupt, as he eventually does, and make Cloudcuckooland a hell. Pisthetairos also has no idea what will happen to Cloudcuckooland if he dies, and I doubt that he cares what would happen. He is content on just making things up as he goes along which is a ticking time bomb. Eventually this 'society'; will fall into the ground because of its lack of order, so for me it was no hard choice to choose the society that is workable over the 'society'; that is destined to crumble.
Consciousness is a very common and much used word used to describe the condition of being awake and aware. In other words, being conscious means responding to the environment, in contrast to being asleep or in coma. But in philosophical terms, consciousness is defined as the state in which humans are able to clearly distinguish between themselves and all other
Our world is filled with complex systems which defy reductionist understanding. Systems ranging from the self-organization of life and emergent intelligence to the chaos of fluid dynamics and dripping faucets. Just as surely as these systems exhibit a synergistic process of generating information they share some analogous processes on their most basic levels.
Throughout the Odyssey, Telemakhos journeys to come to terms with the character that his lot in life necesitates. While he realizes who this identity is at an early stage, it is not until he gains the confidence largely through the support of Athena, and ultimately from his father, that Telemakhos is able to achieve self-discovery. The strength of his coming of age story heavily emphasizes the Odyssey as tale of identity.
At the beginning or the story Telemachus was naive and sheltered from the outside world. From his experiences at Pylos and Sparta a hero was born. Telemachus gained insight on the way a Greek nation should be governed as well as maturing as a person. The morals and values Telemachus gained will make him a better monarch when it is his turn to take the throne.
As a worldview, Stoicism is a philosophical approach to help people to cope with times of great stress and troubles. In order to give comfort to humanity, the Stoics agree with the Pantheistic view that God and nature are not separate. Instead, the two forces are one. By believing that God is nature, humans have a sense of security because nature, like God, is recognized as rational and perfect. The perfection of nature is explained through the Divine, or natural, Law. This law gives everything in nature a predetermined plan that defines the future based on past evens (cause and effect). Because the goal for everything in nature is to fulfill its plan, the reason for all that happens in nature is because it is a part of the plan. It is apparent that, because this law is of God, it must be good. The Divine Law is also universal. Everything on the planet has a plan that has already been determined. There are no exceptions or limitations to the natural law. The world in the Stoics’ eyes is flawless, equal, and rational.
Aristophanes delivers a striking account concerning the nature of Eros. In his speech, which primarily takes the form of a myth, he weaves together comical elements with undertones of sadness that serve to create a profound account of what Eros is. The speech describes humans as combined creatures who, after being separated, are filled with longing. These beings spend the remainder of their lives, in a sometimes futile attempt, combating this feeling of longing by searching for the individual that can make them one again. Aristophanes describes Eros as a remedy for this overwhelming emotion. He uses his story to make Eros an entity that acts in tandem with individuals wishing to be whole. As a result, Eros ultimately serves as
ABSTRACT: I call the union of cybernetics and systems theory 'Systems Cybernetics.' Cybernetics and systems theory might be thought of a major source of today's striking development in cyber-technology, the science of complex adaptive systems, and so on. Since their genesis about the middle of this century, these two have gradually come to be connected with each other such that they have now formed an integrative theory which can be called Systems Cybernetics. This article pays attention to its aspects which are often overlooked, but which have profound significance for contemporary philosophy and our handling of various problems posed by modern societies. I insist that the dominant factors of European modernization are primarily economic and technological, though modernity has often been characterized by philosophical and scientific rationalism. I also insist that there are several problems which deserve particular attention but are made invisible by the economic and technological inclination of the modern mind. In such a context, the problem of reductionism in modern science and the concept of subject detached from its surroundings are discussed. In order to cope with these problems, main theories of System Cybernetics are applied. Post-modern System Cybernetics — which will be illustrated — is also expected to play an active part.
Consciousness is not a term which could be well defined by science but a property of mind which can only be felt individually but sometimes observed by a third person. It is a state of mind. The existence of consciousness can be debated through questions such as (a)What is consciousness? (b)How does consciousness exist (in what form)? (c) Why does consciousness exist? What is the purpose of existence of consciousness if it exists? Our aim is not to definitively answer these questions but find ways to debate the existence of consciousness
The theme that the lives of humans are controlled by the gods, in Oedipus, show that everything humans do are futile and result in no gain but only loss. This theme is mainly shown by the character Oedipus, king of Thebes. In the beginning of his life, Laius the king planned to kill his son by leaving him on Mount Cithaeron to die. "...at the moment I was your savior."
Explain the six propositions of this theory and give your opinion of each proposition and for the theory in general.