Patterns in World Dynamics Indicating Agency
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چکیده
In this paper, the question is addressed which patterns in world dynamics are an indication for a conceptualisation of a world’s process as an agent. Six criteria are discussed that provide an indication for the world to show a form agency, and allows for suitable agent-based conceptualisation. The criteria take the form of relationships between the occurrence of certain patterns in the world’s dynamics, and are expressed as second-order properties of world dynamics. They are formalised in a reified temporal predicate (meta-)logical language and their use is illustrated in a case study, supported by automated support in the form of simulation and verification.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Trans. Computational Collective Intelligence
دوره 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011