Group Mind

Group mind can mean:

  • Collective intelligence, a concept in sociology and philosophy
  • Egregore is a phenomenon in occultism which has been described as group mind.
  • Group mind (science fiction), a type of collective consciousness
  • A metaphor for the group behaviour of social insects
  • The Group Mind, a book by William McDougall (psychologist). ISBN 1-4179-0508-5.

Famous quotes containing the words group and/or mind:

    “It is not God that is worshipped but the group or authority that claims to speak in His name. Sin becomes disobedience to authority not violation of integrity.”
    —Sarvepalli, Sir Radhakrishnan (1888–1975)

    “We can conceive a thinking being to have either many or few perceptions. Suppose the mind to be reduced even below the life of an oyster. Suppose it to have only one perception, as of thirst or hunger. Consider it in that situation. Do you conceive any thing but merely that perception? Have you any notion of self or substance? If not, the addition of other perceptions can never give you that notion.”
    —David Hume (1711–1776)