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Complex Decision-making: From Dual Processing to Scybernethics

°°°°~x§x-<@> Introduction In the realm of cognitive science and decision-making, Daniel Kahneman’s dual processing system theory has been a cornerstone for understanding human thought processes. However, Christophe Rigon’s scybernethics approach offers a novel perspective that not only complements but potentially transcends Kahneman’s model. This article explores how scybernethics could be viewed as the development of …

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Reframing the Mind-Body Problem: A Meta-Dualist Approach

°°°°~x§x-<@> “There is really not a mind-body problem. There is a mind-mind problem.” – Varela, “God & Computers: Minds, Machines, and Metaphysics“, MIT A.I. Lab 1997. Introduction The meta-dualist conceptions of both Scybernethics and Varela’s cybernetic dialectic have significant consequences for how the mind-body problem is understood, ultimately reframing it as a “mind-mind” problem centered …

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Overcoming Dualism (Meta-Dualism): Comparing Scybernethics and Varela’s Cybernetic Dialectic

°°°°~x§x-<@> Introduction Scybernethics and Varela’s “cybernetic dialectic” (Bitbol 2021) both address conceptual dualities, but they do so with different emphases and methodologies. Scybernethics, developed by Christophe Rigon, is an approach that emphasizes a practical, embodied, and self-transformative method of inquiry, while Varela’s cybernetic dialectic, particularly as expressed in “Not one, not two,” (Varela 1976) is …

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Extending our Understanding with Conceptual Dipoles

Conceptual Dipoles in Scybernethics Conceptual dipoles are a key element of the scybernethics framework, serving as a tool for analysis and understanding, and playing a practical role in the scybernethics methodological inquiry. Definition and Nature Practical Role in Scybernethics Methodology Relations to Key Scybernethics Concepts: In summary, conceptual dipoles are a central tool in scybernethics …

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