The nomiotic-wave theory of mind and inherent logic
By: by Mariano L. Bianca
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9781443852029
Subjects: Philosophy of mind; Logic; Mental Processes; Philosophy; Theory of Mind
Description: This book formulates a nomiotic-wave theory of the mind grounded in six fundamental aspects: 1) the mind is different from the brain as a whole because its processes directly involve the neocortex; 2) the mind generates significant processes and configurations; 3) the mind possesses an architecture and works with operational modalities; 4) the mental processes work with the transmission of informational waves; 5) the mind consists of several minds or mental units that operate independently or in synergy with each other in a parallel and syntotic way; and 6) the mind possesses a logic that is called inherent logic. Chapter One introduces the concept of monist dualism, while Chapter Two explores the differences between brain processes and configurations and mind processes and configurations. Chapter Three presents the nomiotic theory of the mind, the fundamental characteristic of which is the generation and processing of significances (nomiosis). Chapters Four and Five take into consideration the architecture of the mind and the formation of mental structures that are called nomiotic or bearers of significances (nosemes, menemes, propagemes and noograms), and introduce inherent logic. Chapters Six to Nine analyse various topics that complete the nomiotic-wave theory of the mind, including awareness, mind-body relations, history of the mind, other minds, and the relations between the mind and the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Phylogeny, formation of the mind and dual monism; title: Mental and nonmental processes and configurations; title: A nomiotic theory of the mind; title: The mind's architecture: nomiotic structures and inherent logic; title: Inherent logic and wave flowing dynamics; title: The aware and unaware mind; title: Mind, body and behavior; title: Time and history of the mind; title: Other minds, world, ontology; title: References.