Between Representation and Subjectivity

Exchangeability, Representation Theorems, and Subjectivity

According to Bruno de Finetti’s Representation Theorem, exchangeable beliefs over infinite sequences of observable Bernoulli quantities can be represented as mixtures of independent coin tossing experiments. Extensions of this theorem give rise to representations as mixtures of other familiar sampling distributions. This paper offers a subjectivist primer based on the premise that appreciation ...

Mental representation and the subjectivity of consciousness

Many have urged that the biggest obstacles to a physicalistic understanding of consciousness are the problems raised in connection with the subjectivity of consciousness. These problems are most acutely expressed in consideration of the knowledge argument against physicalism. I develop a novel account of the subjectivity of consciousness by explicating the ways in which mental representations m...

Objective Subjectivity: Allocentric and Egocentric Representation in Thought and Experience

Z*-numbers: Augmented Z-numbers for machine-subjectivity representation

Envisaging a futuristic environment of man–machine and machine–machine synergy, this article documents our research on the augmented Z-numbers, the Z∗-numbers, for machineperception encapsulation. The Z∗-numbers have been envisioned as operands of endogenous machine-mind processes underlying bespoke comprehension of the real world. Besides information-certainty, as in a Z-number, a Z∗-number in...

Subjectivity and information ethics

1 In " A brief history of information ethics " , Thomas Froehlich (2004) quickly surveys under several broad categories some of the many issues that constitute information ethics: under and violence in the press; and under intercultural information ethics: digital divide, and the ethical role of the Internet for social, political, cultural and economic development. Many of the debates in inform...