[Xmca-l] Re: Fate, Luck and Chance

[Greg Thompson]

Martin, thanks for the reading on constitution. Very interesting how people
come at even these very reduced questions (i.e., mathematically
operationalized) find incredible complexity. (see my other post - Physics
and Psychology - for a similar Physics parallel).

With regard to that check - "check's in the mail".

-greg


On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 7:18 AM, Martin John Packer <mpacker@uniandes.edu.co
> wrote:

> On Nov 19, 2014, at 10:25 PM, Greg Thompson <greg.a.thompson@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Martin,
> > $20K question:
> > Is consciousness (or whatever term you would prefer - btw, what term
> would
> > you prefer?) "internally constituted" or "externally constituted"?
> >
> > Also, would you be willing to share the paper of which you speak? Or at
> > least the citation?
> -greg
>
> Greg,
>
> I forgot two things. First, to ask whether you'll be sending the $20k as
> cash or a check. Second, to provide the references.  What I was reading was
> this (attached):
>
> Van der Smagt, T. (2006). Causation and constitution in system dynamics:
> Modelling a socially constituted world. Systems Research and Behavioral
> Science, 23(4), 513-524.
>
> But this is also useful:
>
> Wendt, A. (1998). On constitution and causation in international
> relations. Review of International Studies, 24(5), 101-117.
>
> Martin
>



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