(NB: Right from the start of this section, I can see the need to relate Minsky's proto-specialists to things like Maslow's need hierarchy, and basic facts about motivation.) A set of individual proto-specialists is not a practical way to design an organism. "Most animals economize by having all their proto-specialists shre common sets of organs for their interactions with the outer world. ... Another kind of economy comes from allowing the proto-specialists to share what they learn. Whether you seek wrmth, safety, nutrition, or companionship -- eventually you'll have to be able to recognize and act in order to acquire the objects you need." (NB: Is this an alternative to modularity?)
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