This raises new hopes in my mind for the proponents of computationalism.
This is just a speculation, but the following quote on the use of Cloud Computing (CC) as
an accessory shared intelligence for Apple Ipods and Samsung Tablets suggests CC as a possible
model for Leibniz’s Supreme Monad as the subjective “Grand Perceiver” * (my term), leading
to the above-all WiFi and God or the One as overall governing authority.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/making-linux-and-android-get-along-its-not-hard-it-sounds
“The cloud computing movement has done a great deal to promote platform agnosticism, from
consistent (Web-based) UIs to cross-platform APIs that allow applications to synchronize data.
And with most users being constantly connected via 3/4G, Wi-Fi or wired networks to the Internet,
cloud services have been one of the most hassle-free ways to make your data available across devices. ”
Cloud computing could then replace the many difficulties that Daniel Dennety has criticized
as the “Cartesian Theater”.
* For Leibniz’s model of perception, see eg
http://capone.mtsu.edu/rbombard/RB/PDFs/Leibniz02.pdf
and
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/leibniz-mind/
Dr. Roger B Clough NIST (ret.) [1/1/2000]
See my Leibniz site at
http://independent.academia.edu/RogerClough