Friday, November 4, 2011

Will, Schematization, Intelligent Behavior

Traditional concepts of intelligent behavior seem to have it as consisting of a conjunction of two distinct components, a means and an end, derived from two different sources, reason and instinct, respectively. Now, while a journey might be casually characterized as consisting of a route and a destination, it is inarguable that, in actuality, it originates with a first step from a given location, guided by some plan, the initial stage of which is a representation of that location. Likewise, intelligent behavior, in actuality, combines Will, as originating Motility, and a Schematized Intention, the first moment of which is a representation of one's given situation. Furthermore, just as travel entails these initial components whether or not some pre-set destination is arrived at, the achievement of a pre-set goal is extrinsic to intelligent behavior. In other words, the traditional teleological model of intelligent behavior abstracts from the Will-Schematization combination of actual intentional conduct.

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