Physics of the Human Mind (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This book tackles the challenging question which mathematical formalisms and possibly new physical notions should be developed for quantitatively describing human cognition and behavior, in addition to the ones already developed in the physical and cognitive sciences. Indeed, physics is widely used in modeling social systems, where, in particular, new branches of science such as sociophysics and econophysics have arisen. However, many if not most characteristic features of humans like willingness, emotions, memory, future prediction, and moral norms, to name but a few, are not yet properly reflected in the paradigms of physical thought and theory. The choice of a relevant formalism for modeling mental phenomena requires the comprehension of the general philosophical questions related to the mind-body problem. Plausible answers to these questions are investigated and reviewed, notions and concepts to be used or to be taken into account are developed and some challenging questions are posed as open problems. This text addresses theoretical physicists and neuroscientists modeling any systems and processes where human factors play a crucial role, philosophers interested in applying philosophical concepts to the construction of mathematical models, and the mathematically oriented psychologists and sociologists, whose research is fundamentally related to modeling mental processes.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Understanding Complex Systems
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Ihor Lubashevsky
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	380
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-84721-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematical modelling Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	3-319-84721-X
Barcode:	9783319847214

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