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Michael Wood

Independent

Freelance Researcher

55 Observatory Road

East Sheen

London, SW147QB

United Kingdom

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

32

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Ideas:
“  My last paper explored the impact of recent developments in Logic originally spearheded by Putnam which suggested that the lowenheim Skolem theories undermined reference in mathematics (models of) , I have applied this to elementary game theory , the minimax theorem and suggest that equilibria in social interaction (at least in these simple cases) are similarly undermined or at least made harder to establish. I note that equilibrium selection in games remains a difficult problem  ”

Scholarly Papers (32)

1.

Evolutionary Game Theory and Electoral Dynamics

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 23 Sep 2019
Michael Wood
Independent
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EU Referendum, Median Voter Theorem, Replicator Dynamics

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Nonlinear Economic Time Series as a Testbed for Dynamic Macro Models Including Finance

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 23 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2019
Michael Wood
Independent
Downloads 72 (860,052)

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Nonlinear Dynamics, Keens Model, Goodwins model, Takins Embedding Theorem, US household debt

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Factors Behind the UK EU Referendum 2016: A Multivariate and Path Analysis

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2019
Michael Wood
Independent
Downloads 70 (875,328)

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Brexit; Multivariate Analysis; Referendum Voting Data; Economic Data; Path Analysis

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Non Linear Economic Time Series as a Testbed for Dynamic Macro Models

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Oct 2019
Michael Wood
Independent
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Takens delay embedding; Goodwin nonlinear macro model; Attractor; US unemployment data

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Catastrophe Semantics as a Dynamic Model of Meaning in the Mind

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Oct 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Attractor Flare Ripples, Catastrophe Theory Semantics, Seven Elementary Catastrophes, Cusp Catastrophe, Semantic Archetype, Mapping A Sentence, Simulating the Seven Catastrophes, Suggested Methodology Thom and Levi Strauss

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Game Theory in Practice, on the (Non) Discovery of Social Equilibria

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 10 May 2021
Michael Wood
Independent
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Model Theory, Structures, Homomorphisms Between Structures 2X2 Games, Minimax Theorem, Reference of Solutions Concepts

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History of Dynamics in Homans, Simon, Coleman,White ….and Evolutionary Game Theory?

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Feb 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
Downloads 62 (942,565)

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Homans, Simon, Coleman, White, Dynamic Models of Social Processes, Coleman Process Models, Evolutionary Game theory, Replicator Dynamic

8.

Max Weber

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 23 Jun 2022
Michael Wood
Independent
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Max Weber, Hegel Marx, Dilthey Rickert, Explanation and Meaning, Ideal Types, Sociology of Religion, Politics, Status Groups, Weberian Marxism

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UK online petition; Diffusion through social media logistic growth model; "Two-Step Flow"; threshold models; phase transition

10.

Enactivism,Computation,Dynamical Systems

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 22 May 2024
Michael Wood
Independent
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CTM,Enactivism,Nonlinear Dynamics, Strange Attractors

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Zero Sum, Rapaport, Axelrod, Middle East Conflict, Arms Race, Game Theory, Iterative Game Theory, Strategy

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Reconstructing Attractors from Simulated Complex Dynamic Neural Networks

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 03 Aug 2023
Michael Wood
Independent
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Neuron Dynamics, Complex Networks, Nonlinear Time Series Analysis, Singular Spectrum Analysis, Delayed Embedding, Recovered Attractors, Simulated Brain Data, Phase Space Reconstruction Analysis and Test

13.

After Weber

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 24 Feb 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Hermeneutics, Verstehen, Lebenswelt, Neo Kantian thought, Rationality, Situational Logic, Action Theory. Habermas, Schutz

14.

Extended Mind Complications

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 28 Jun 2024
Michael Wood
Independent
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Dynamical Systems Finite State Automata, FSA implementations. Recurrent Neural Networks, Continuous to Discreet

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Balance and Small Groups: Qualitative Dynamics

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Oct 2019
Michael Wood
Independent
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Small groups, Balance Theory, Homans, Simon, Qualitative Non linear dynamics, Signal Flow Graphs

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Reconciling computational and dynamic models of the brain

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 07 May 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Neuroscience and dynamical systems, Large Language Models, Marr Methodology Reconciling dynamic and large language Brain models. Issues ariisng from integration attempts

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Ripples of Meaning: From Ambiguity to Awareness in Semantic Dynamics

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 04 Aug 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Semantic Dynamics, Montague Linguistics, Dynamic Neuron Fields, Consciousness as Neuron Field Stabilisation

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Dynamic Fields Dynamic Semantics and the concept of State

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 08 Oct 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Attractors, Flares, Ripples, Dynamical Field Theory Dynamic Semantics, Amari Neuron Field Model, States, Simulation

20.

Another Attack on the Hard Problem 

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 05 Aug 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Hard Problem, Afferent (Sensory) Neurons, Transductions, Semantics of Spike Trains, Montague Semantics, The Integration Problem

21.

From Dawkins to Neurons

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 15 Jan 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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22.

The Return of Mentalese?

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 17 Oct 2024
Michael Wood
Independent
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Mentalise, Language of thought, Izhikevich Classification, regular language

23.

Tax the (Very) Rich !

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 19 Sep 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Pareto Distribution, Simulation of the Dynamic of Cumulative Wealth Distribution, Piketti Capital

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On Nagel or "What's it Like to be a Bot"

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 20 Jun 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Nagel, ”What's it like” questions, ELIZA, The Chinese Room Experiment, The Turing Test

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Prescriptive Kinship Systems,Structural Reduction and Balance

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 24 Sep 2019
Michael Wood
Independent
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Kinship Systems, Group Theory, Homomorphisms, Boyd's Theorem

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Tax the (very) Rich ! Revised 1

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 02 Oct 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Pareto Distribution, Simulation of the Dynamic of Cumulative Wealth Distribution, Atkinson, Piketti

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The Semantic Field Model

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 07 Aug 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Manifold, Neural Fields, Attractors, Semantic Flares, Ripples, Dynamic Semantics

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Action Theory, Verstehen and Hermeneutics

Number of pages: 20
Michael Wood
Independent
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Verstehen, Hermeneutics, Dilthey, Rickert, Weber, Parsons, Schutz Garfinkle, Berger, Luckmann, Gadamer, Habermas

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From Rawls to Dynamics via Binmore and Skyms

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 24 Feb 2025
Michael Wood
Independent
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Justice Fairness Rawls Binmore, Schryms, Nash ESS, replicator dynamic

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Enactive Dynamic Minds, Functional and Three Level Models

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 26 Jul 2024
Michael Wood
Independent
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Extended mind, Functional model of mind Marr methodology

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Truth without Realism

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 30 Jan 2022
Michael Wood
Independent
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Mind independence,Reference,Semantic Structure

32.

Political Volatility 2017-2019

Posted: 23 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2022
Michael Wood
Independent

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Markov Chains, 2017-2019, Bounded Partisanship

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 33
1.

The Experience of Time

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 03 Oct 2019
Michael Wood
Independent
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