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Quotes from K-Linesː A Theory of Memory — Marvin Minsky

1927–2016 United States

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I maintain that attitudes do really precede propositions, feelings come before facts.

K-Linesː A Theory of Memory (1980)

When you "get an idea," or "solve a problem," or have a "memorable experience," you create what we shall call a K-line.

K-Linesː A Theory of Memory (1980)

Old answers never perfectly suit new questions, except in the most formal, logical circumstances.

K-Linesː A Theory of Memory (1980)

Get the mind into the (partial) state that solved the old problem; then it might handle the new problem in the "same way."

K-Linesː A Theory of Memory (1980)

Changing the states of many agents grossly alters behavior, while changing only a few just perturbs the overall disposition a little.

K-Linesː A Theory of Memory (1980)

We usually say that one must first understand simpler things. But what if feelings and viewpoints are the simpler things?

K-Linesː A Theory of Memory (1980)

A memory should induce a state through which we see current reality as an instance of the remembered event — or equivalently, see the past as an instance of the present.

K-Linesː A Theory of Memory (1980)

Each subsociety of mind must have its own internal epistemology and phenomenology, with most details private, not only from the central processes, but from one another.

K-Linesː A Theory of Memory (1980)

Concrete concepts are not necessarily the simplest ones. A novice best remembers "being at" a concert. The amateur remembers more of what it "sounded like." Only the professional remembers the music itself, timbres, tones and textures.

K-Linesː A Theory of Memory (1980)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Marvin Minsky (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.