From Computers Which Think to Computers Which Make Me Think: The Tekhnicus Sedimentation

°°°°~x§x-<@> Introduction The notion that computers will one day “think” like humans has long been a driving force behind artificial intelligence research. However, in the realm of scybernethics, we propose a different, more human-centered approach: shifting our focus from computers that think to computers that make us think. This subtle yet profound change in perspective …

Scybernethics Transduction: Unveiling the Double Cuts in Modern Science and the Digital Age

°°°°~x§x-<@> Introduction Scybernethics uses the concept of “transduction” to describe the apparent transformation of an epistemological descriptive formalization (form) into a dynamic process and vice versa, bridging gaps between seemingly disparate spacialized and temporal domains. This concept is key to understanding both the historical constitution of modern science and the emergence of the information age, …

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

°°°°~x§x-<@> 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 on the scientific observer-actor. Both approaches move beyond the traditional Cartesian dualism of mind and body and the limitations of a third-person perspective to reframe …

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 …

Scybernethics: Bridging First and Third-Person Perspectives in Cognitive Science

°°°°~x§x-<@> Lived experience is where we start from and where we all must link back to, like a guiding thread – Varela, 1999. A Dynamic, Iterative, and Self-reflexive Methodology The scybernethics framework offers a unique approach to addressing the epistemological challenges of integrating first-person phenomenological perspectives (1PP) with third-person Cartesian viewpoints (3PP). It does this …

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 …