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Abstract neural automata (ANA):existence of “empty” and origin of thought

Xi Guangcheng (Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China)

Kybernetes

ISSN: 0368-492X

Article publication date: 1 April 2003

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Abstract

For a long time, one has carried on an endless debate for the problem of the origin of cognition. Much of the debate surrounding this comes from the problem of infinite regress. In a discussion on theory of the thought of abstract neural automata (ANA), we have considered thought, resulting from the nonuniqueness of ANA, to be an important stage of all evolutionary processes of cognition. If thought is considered to be an evolutionary process, we may ask where is the origin of the evolutionary process? In this paper, using ready‐made theory, merely for the problem of origin of thought, we shall offer views of ourselves, which cannot begin to talk about bringing forth new ideas in theory. The view on the theory of ANA about such a problem is that the thought of ANA results from its nonuniqueness, the nonuniqueness results from its uniqueness, the uniqueness originates from its non‐existence – “empty”, i.e. essential answer having universal sense is that thought of ANA originates from “empty”.

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Guangcheng, X. (2003), "Abstract neural automata (ANA):existence of “empty” and origin of thought", Kybernetes, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 388-393. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920310458601

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