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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!bcm!convex!darwin.sura.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!MCIMAIL.COM!0004742580
  3. Message-ID: <54921227200545/0004742580NA1EM@mcimail.com>
  4. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.csg-l
  5. Date:         Sun, 27 Dec 1992 20:05:00 GMT
  6. Sender:       "Control Systems Group Network (CSGnet)" <CSG-L@UIUCVMD.BITNET>
  7. From:         Dag Forssell <0004742580@MCIMAIL.COM>
  8. Subject:      Theory, Ray, Eileen
  9. Lines: 59
  10.  
  11. [From Dag Forssell (921227 12.00)]
  12.  
  13. More on theory. As part of an introduction, I would like to briefly show
  14. people the prevailing (inadequate) use of the Cartesian dualism. Here is
  15. my draft. Comments solicited.
  16. ---------------------------------------------------------
  17.  
  18.                          EXISTING THEORY
  19.                       The Cartesian dualism
  20.  
  21.                         __________________
  22.                        |                  |
  23.       Cause    --->    |      Machine     |     --->    Effect
  24.                        |__________________|
  25.  
  26.                         __________________
  27.                        |                  |
  28.    Stimulus    --->    |   Conditioning   |     --->    Response
  29.                        |__________________|
  30.  
  31.                         __________________
  32.                        |                  |
  33.  Leadership    --->    |   Conditioning   |     --->    Performance
  34.                        |__________________|
  35.  
  36.  
  37.       Conventional wisdom:
  38.            When the response is not what you want, change the
  39.            stimulus or leadership or work on the conditioning.
  40.  
  41.  
  42.                         __________________
  43. Scientific Method:     |                  |
  44. Independent    --->    |   Conditioning   |     --->    Dependent
  45.    variable            |__________________|             variable
  46.  
  47.                         __________________
  48.                        |                  |
  49.       Plan     --->    |   Conditioning   |     --->    Action
  50.                        |__________________|
  51.  
  52.                         __________________
  53.                        |                  |
  54.       Input    --->    |  Neural network  |     --->    Output
  55.                        |__________________|
  56.  
  57.       This scientific approach is entirely appropriate where the
  58.       phenomenon under study is in fact a cause-effect mechanism.
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  60.  
  61. Ray: I look forward to your edit suggestions on the Deming paper. Snail
  62. mail has not delivered as yet what you mailed last weekend.
  63. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  64.  
  65. Eileen: Appreciate all your comments. I think my linguist/ESL daughter
  66. might take an interest in your posts. I am thinking about a compilation
  67. from your beginning. When did you first post about autism? Last March?
  68.  
  69. Best to all, Dag
  70.