tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1621407185903447523.post8817746567715604096..comments2023-10-19T06:08:33.289-04:00Comments on Shinzen's Blog: Geek Out - Part DeuxShinzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744561308696460214noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1621407185903447523.post-21833432360365643562015-03-12T09:27:36.044-04:002015-03-12T09:27:36.044-04:00I agree that Pearl's do-calculus is highly ori...I agree that Pearl's do-calculus is highly original, elegant, and very important. I've never considered a connection to Dharma, though. Interesting and more than a bit mysterious.antianticamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156250444026317037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1621407185903447523.post-67182565483479430752015-03-12T09:23:05.935-04:002015-03-12T09:23:05.935-04:00I briefly looked into this once but your right I s...I briefly looked into this once but your right I should check it out more thoroughly. Thanks for the heads up!Shinzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744561308696460214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1621407185903447523.post-19157822354276870452015-03-11T23:42:24.828-04:002015-03-11T23:42:24.828-04:00I've been drawn to Judah Pearl's calculus ...I've been drawn to Judah Pearl's calculus of causality:<br /><br />http://bayes.cs.ucla.edu/BOOK-99/book-toc.html<br /><br />In the late '90's Pearl and some collaborators from CMU and Stanford developed an extension of Bayesian graphical networks that included an operator called do() which forces a variable to have a particular value. Standard Bayesian networks only deal with observation, not action. The result has proven to be incredibly useful in machine intelligence applications, but I have a feeling that there is some deep connection with dharma as well.SVMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07173116540592406816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1621407185903447523.post-3198071082289185372015-03-09T14:40:08.133-04:002015-03-09T14:40:08.133-04:00Thanks, I'll check it out.Thanks, I'll check it out.Shinzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744561308696460214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1621407185903447523.post-39368986799473984932015-03-09T10:20:56.678-04:002015-03-09T10:20:56.678-04:00Some more geekiness from a total stranger.. :)
I ...Some more geekiness from a total stranger.. :) <br />I would highly recommend the mathematical work of Basil Hiley, who has been working extensively on a processual, algebraic formulation of quantum theory that also supports an alternative view on consciousness: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hiley<br /><br />-- Perhaps these papers (freely accessible) are a good starting point: <br />"Mind and matter: aspects of the implicate order described through algebra" (Hiley, 1996)<br />"Process and the implicate order: their relevance to quantum theory and mind" <br /><br />(+ This paper might be interesting too: "Can Quantum Analogies Help Us<br />to Understand the Process of Thought?" (Pylkkänen, 2014))<br /><br />Namaste!Sky Hoornehttp://ontoscopy.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1621407185903447523.post-67859922475712376752015-03-09T10:15:50.378-04:002015-03-09T10:15:50.378-04:00Thanks, this link looks really interesting.Thanks, this link looks really interesting.Shinzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744561308696460214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1621407185903447523.post-75017753802453765192015-03-06T16:57:08.026-05:002015-03-06T16:57:08.026-05:00Hope you are enjoying your mini-sabbatical, Shinze...Hope you are enjoying your mini-sabbatical, Shinzen! For categorical applications, check out the book "Category Theory for Scientists", available here in PDF for free: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1302.6946.pdf<br /><br />Also, I would question whether we need _mathematical_ foundations for mathematics at all. IMHO, increased confidence and clarity on the nature of mathematics is to be found in Husserl's approach to phenomenological "foundations."antianticamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156250444026317037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1621407185903447523.post-67799093478898760582015-03-06T12:11:36.539-05:002015-03-06T12:11:36.539-05:00I suggest you read, "My big toe" by Tho...I suggest you read, "My big toe" by Thomas W. Campbell. His book is about a theory of everything...t.o.e. that is very similar to what you are now studying. Check it out. I think you will like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com