Intuition
Material Consciousness
'To answer this question we will digress, as is the philosopher's wont, to a general observation and then to a seemingly unrelated sub-ject. The general issue lies in what we conceive the purpose of a model to be. Any model shows how something ought to be done. The model embodied by a perfect machine suggests that the work can indeed be done flawlessly; if the glass roller is more ''talented'' than the human eye, then the career of window-making ought, in all justice, to be the exclusive preserve of the machine. But this line of thinking mistakes the purpose of a model. A model is a proposal rather than a command. Its excellence can stimulate us, not to imitate, but to innovate.' (Sennett, 2008, p. 101).
Reference List and Bibliography
- Morris, W. and Morris, M. (2012) 'Useful Work versus Useless Toil [1884]' in The Collected Works of William Morris: With Introductions by his Daughter May Morris. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 14 Available at: https://0-www-cambridge-org.emu.londonmet.ac.uk/core/books/collected-works-of-william-morris/useful-work-versus-useless-toil-1884/A014589775EFADE985C068561A2BE30A (Accessed 20 October 2020).
- Sennett, R. (2008) The Craftsman. New Haven [Conn]: Yale University Press. Available at: https://0-web.a.ebscohost.com.emu.londonmet.ac.uk/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook/bmxlYmtfXzI3ODY0NF9fQU41?sid=1e469322-7f15-4c13-9076-72a180f0ec43%40sdc-v-sessmgr02&vid=0&format=EB&lpid=lp_vii&rid=0 (Accessed: 28 November 2020).
