a mathematical standpoint heterarchy is the more general category and subsumes hierarchy as a special case (von Goldammer et al., 2003). While heterarchy may be modeled mathematically, it need not rely on mathematical or spatial representat…As Scott (1987, 1999, 2012) demonstrates in his analysis of progress—and simplification-driven goals of the state, governing elites devalue local knowledge and undermine individuals’ capacities for self-governance. This hyper-hierarchical, …Milledge Nelson, S. (Ed.) (2006). Handbook of gender in archaeology. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press.
Minsky, M., & Papert, S. (1972). Artificial intelligence progress report (AI Memo 252). Cambridge, MA: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.…
James C. Scott
anthropologist · 3 mentions across 1 reading
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James C. Scott is an anthropologist and political theorist whose work critiques how state institutions and governing elites impose rationalized, simplified systems that destroy local knowledge and autonomous self-governance. In this course, his analysis of progress-driven social engineering—the top-down imposition of order that erases complexity—becomes crucial for understanding how similar logics operate in AI systems and algorithmic governance, where technical optimization often overrides situated, embodied knowledge and human agency.
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