The Physics of Mind and Thought
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Publication Date
2019-06Journal Title
Activitas Nervosa Superior
ISSN
1802-9698
Publisher
Springer Nature
Volume
61
Issue
1–2
Pages
86-90
Language
English
Type
Article
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Josephson, B. (2019). The Physics of Mind and Thought. Activitas Nervosa Superior, 61 (1–2), 86-90. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.36516.32640/2
Abstract
Regular physics is unsatisfactory in that it fails to take into consideration phenomena relating to mind and meaning, whereas on the other side of the cultural divide such constructs have been studied in detail. This paper discusses a possible synthesis of the two perspectives. Crucial is the way systems realising mental function can develop step by step on the basis of the scaffolding mechanisms of Hoffmeyer, in a way that can be clarified by consideration of the phenomenon of language. Taking into account such constructs, aspects of which are apparent even with simple systems such as acoustically excited water (as with cymatics), potentially opens up a window into a world of mentality excluded from conventional physics as a result of the primary focus of the latter on the matter-like aspect of reality. The paper, now available in published form at doi.org/10.1007/s41470-019-00049-w, was a contribution to an issue of Activitas Nervosa Superior celebrating the 90th birthday of Henry Stapp.
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.36516.32640/2
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/300095