25 Nov
2018
25 Nov
'18
12:35 p.m.
= D J Makin it assumes a concept of self which may not actually be necessary for actual intelligence ?
See the works of SF author (& former marine mammal biologist) Peter Watts [1]. His novel "Blindsight" [2], for instance, features an advanced alien civilization of intelligent beings that wholly lack consciousness, much less possess a sense of self. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Watts_%28author%29 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel)