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Hallucination, Panic, and Exhaustion in Embodied Cognition

Rodrick Wallace

DOI: 10.36227/techrxiv.22727717.v1 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper
Key points Argues that all embodied cognition, from individual to composite, is susceptible to induced hallucination, panic, and exhaustion under challenging conditions, and that dreams of 'Wunderwaffen', 'Wundertaktik', and 'Reflexive Control' are themselves siren hallucinations.

Abstract

We demonstrate that all enterprises of embodied cognition, ranging from the ‘simply’ cognitive to the conscious, and from the individual to the mechanical, institutional, and composite, are susceptible to induced patterns of hallucination, panic, and exhaustion on challenging landscapes of fog, friction, and deadly adversarial intent. We further argue, in consonance with C.S. Gray, that dreams of ‘Wunderwaffen’, ‘Wundertaktik’, and implacable ‘Reflexive Control’ are themselves siren hallucinations.