The earliest definition is by McCulloch (1945) who examined cognitive structures in the brain, the collective organization of which he terms heterarchy. He demonstrates that the human brain is not organized hierarchically but adjusts to the…For example, an individual may highly value human life in general and be against abortion rights, but be for the death penalty (or vice versa). The context of the inquiry, along with changing (and conflicting) values, mitigates this logical…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.…
Seymour Papert
mathematician · 3 mentions across 1 reading
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Based on the excerpts provided, Papert appears only as a co-author with Marvin Minsky on an early AI progress report from MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 1972, suggesting his involvement in foundational AI research during the field's formative period. However, he is not substantively engaged in the course readings' arguments about heterarchy, value systems, or the conceptual frameworks being developed here—his citation functions primarily as a historical reference to early computational approaches to cognition. The excerpts do not reveal how Papert's own ideas are being mobilized in this seminar's theoretical discussions.
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