Constructing reality the "operationalization" of Bateson's conjecture on cognition /

Constructing reality [electronic resource] : the "operationalization" of Bateson's conjecture on cognition / Piero Mella.

This brief presents an overview of Gregory Batesons Constructivist method of Cognition. Bateson proposes a theory of cognition that is based on the abstract notion of difference that the mind distinguishes and perceives and represents information that constitutes and separates how different states a...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Mella, Piero
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Series:SpringerBriefs in psychology. SpringerBriefs in cognition.
Subjects:
Bateson, Gregory, > 1904-1980.
Cognitive psychology.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • References
  • About This Brief
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • List of Figures
  • List of Table
  • Chapter 1: Bateson's Model of the Mind and the Fundamental Conjecture on Cognition
  • 1.1 Introduction: Dimensions of Knowledge
  • 1.2 Bateson's Model: The "Mind" as a Calculator and Transformer of Differences in Cognitive Systems
  • 1.3 The Framework of Bateson's Constructivist Logic
  • 1.4 Hypothesis on the Structure of the "Mind" to Operationalize Bateson's Theory
  • References.
  • Chapter 2: Beginning the Operationalization Process: First Step, Descriptions - From Dimensions to Objects
  • 2.1 Bateson's Model in Action: Differences
  • 2.2 Bateson's Model Expanded: The "Mind" as a Calculator of Similarity and Analogy - The Construction of Dimensions
  • 2.3 The First Step Toward Knowledge: The "Perception of "Objects" from the Constructivist Perspective
  • 2.4 The "Technical Descriptions" of Objects
  • 2.5 Bateson's Hypothesis in Action
  • 2.6 Comparing Objects: Simple and Composite Objects
  • Separate and Unified Objects.
  • 2.7 Sets, Classifications, and Systems (Some Observations)
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Second Step: Definition, from Objects to Concepts
  • 3.1 The Second Step Toward Knowledge: The Process of Definition, from Objects to Concepts
  • 3.2 A Fundamental Step: Determination of the Dimensions
  • 3.3 The Three Paths of Knowledge in a Two-Dimensional Cognitive Universe
  • 3.4 The Human Mind Constructs Meaningful Technical Definitions
  • 3.5 Mental Representations of Objects of Observation
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Communication: Signs and Languages.
  • 4.1 The Communication Process: Signs, Denomination, Signifier, Seme, and Sememe
  • 4.2 From Signs to Languages
  • 4.3 Factual Truth and Falseness
  • 4.4 The Generalizing Analogical Abstraction: Scientific Laws and Theories (Some Observations)
  • 4.5 Conclusions and Further Developments
  • References
  • Appendix: Control Systems at a Glance
  • References
  • Index.

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