zombie system

Example Sentences

• "The system is being kept afloat by the black magic of perceived government guarantees. This is virtually a zombie system" ( Willoughby and Conger 1998 : 64 ) ."
• "Capitalism in the 21st Century "is a zombie system, seemingly dead when it comes to achieving human goals ... but capable of sudden spurts of activity that cause chaos all around" ."
• "We can rise up . We can get rid of this zombie system of government, which is dead in every way that matters."
• "If, however, you happen to be an organism with plenty of input sensors and output effectors, say, a mammal, devoting a zombie system to each and every possible input-output combination became too expensive ."
• "Second , it seems that information can flow from the phenomenal level to the non-conscious zombie systems, but not the other way round (Bridgeman, 2000). In some cases of visually guided actions, when a delayed response to the stimulus is required, the nonconscious system cannot store the relevant representations, but must rely on those delivered by the conscious system. This also shows clearly that the nonconscious system is a servant of the consciously selected goals . Interestingly , the information available through the phenomenal level is not as accurate for the purposes of motor programming as the normal direct online input of this zombie system is, for the representations filtered through the phenomenal level include distortions and illusions that the nonconscious system is not otherwise inclined to generate."
• "The hard problem holds that if a certain activity is found in the mechanics which seems to influence consciousness, it is logically possible for exactly the same activity to occur without there being consciousness at all. This would be called a Zombie system ."