Physics of The Mind
Physics occupies itself with the search for basic laws, a few universal “first principles” describing a wealth of observed phenomena. Perlovsky aims to develop a physical theory of the mind and suggests the first principles that need to be included in such theory. Among “the first principles” of the mind are interactions between bottom-up signals and top-down signals, which is the essence of perception, cognition, and concept formation; mechanisms of instincts and emotions, and their interaction with cognition; the knowledge instinct driving cognition, higher mental abilities, and related aesthetic emotions. Dynamic logic mathematically describes these mechanisms.
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