The motivating idea: all knowledge already exists. It’s just not in a form that’s amenable to consciousness. I have a list of 100 numbers. To make it easy, let’s make it the numbers from 1 to 100. I also know a procedure for producing the sum of a list of numbers—an algorithm: write down the first number as the partial sum, add the next number to the partial sum, and continue adding until you’ve reached the last number.
Consciousness and knowledge
Consciousness and knowledge
Consciousness and knowledge
The motivating idea: all knowledge already exists. It’s just not in a form that’s amenable to consciousness. I have a list of 100 numbers. To make it easy, let’s make it the numbers from 1 to 100. I also know a procedure for producing the sum of a list of numbers—an algorithm: write down the first number as the partial sum, add the next number to the partial sum, and continue adding until you’ve reached the last number.