In this paper it is analyzed from the informational perspective the relation between mind and body, an ancientphilosophic issue defined as a problem, which still did not receive up to date an adequate solution. Byintr...In this paper it is analyzed from the informational perspective the relation between mind and body, an ancientphilosophic issue defined as a problem, which still did not receive up to date an adequate solution. Byintroducing/using the concept of information, it is shown that this concept includes two facets, one of themreferring to the common communications and another one referring to a hidden/structuring matter-relatedinformation, effectively acting in the human body and in the living systems, which determines the dynamicinter-change of information between specific structures of the organism by electric/electronic/chemical agents andgenetic/epigenetic processes. It is shown that the maintenance of body, permanently and obligatory depending onthe external matter (foods, air, water) resources, needed to provide both the structuring/restructuring basic materialand energy, determines the necessary existence of an info-managing system, administrating the internalmechano-chemical/physical processes. As a natural consequence, such a system should organize and assure ownsurvival by an effective informational operability to detect the external food resources, to select the appropriateinterest information and to decide as a function of circumstances. One important component in such aninformational system is memory, allowing to dispose of the reference informational data for analysis/comparisonand the selection between good and bad binary possible decisions. The memory receives and stores thereforesignals from external reality and from the body itself, referring to the emotional reaction, digestion status, creation,and inherited predilections, within specific info-neural communication circuits between the brain and bodyexecution/sensitive organs, the human body appearing as an integrated info-matter self-managed dynamic system.The specific body components memorize information with different degrees of info-integration: short/long-termintegration, emotive/action reaction, info-abilities, culminating with the integration in the chromosomal structuresby epigenetic processes. The new acquired information is transgenerationally transmissible, and is manifested asnew traits, showing the adaptation capability of the human and close relation between mind and body. Analyzingthe results of such a mind-body informational model in comparison with the earlier assumed/proposed/assertedarchaic, Greek and Occidental philosophies, which represent only partial aspects of this relation, it is shown thatthis informational model, elaborated in terms of information on the basis of scientific reasons and arguments,constitutes a general, realist, and coherent model of the mind-body relation, able to integrate and/or explain most ofthe others.展开更多
Information was a frequently used concept in many fields of investigation. However, this concept is still not really understood, when it is referred for instance to consciousness and its informational structure. In th...Information was a frequently used concept in many fields of investigation. However, this concept is still not really understood, when it is referred for instance to consciousness and its informational structure. In this paper it is followed the concept of information from philosophical to physics perspective, showing especially how this concept could be extended to matter in general and to the living in particular, as a result of the intimate interaction between matter and information, the human body appearing as a bipolar informed-matter structure. It is detailed on this way how this concept could be referred to consciousness, and an informational modeling of consciousness as an informational system of the human body is presented. Based on the anatomic architecture of the organism and on the inference of the specific information concepts, it is shown that the informational system of the human body could be described by seven informational subsystems, which are reflected in consciousness as corresponding cognitive centers. These results are able to explain the main properties of consciousness, both the cognitive and extra-cognitive properties of the mind, like that observed during the near-death experiences and other similar phenomena. Moreover, the results of such a modeling are compared with the existing empirical concepts and models on the energetic architecture of the organism, showing their relevance for the understanding of consciousness.展开更多
Economic ＆ Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 was regarded as the key text for studying Marx＇s aesthetics thoughts It was translated into Chinese in 1956 and then attracted Chinese scholars＇ attention. In the past hal...Economic ＆ Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 was regarded as the key text for studying Marx＇s aesthetics thoughts It was translated into Chinese in 1956 and then attracted Chinese scholars＇ attention. In the past half century it was the main theory source of Chinese Marxism aesthetics. There were two large scale debates on aesthetics related to Economic ＆ Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 in China. One was taken place in the late of 1950s to 1960s and the other was in 1980s. The main arguments concentrated on four issues in the Manuscripts of 1844： the relationship between practice and beauty, the meaning of the two standards and the law of beauty, whether estranged labour creates beauty or not, how to asses the Manuscripts.展开更多
As the first visiting scholar of the Qilu International Renowned Scholars Initiative,Branko Balon—President of the Croatia-China Friendship Society (CCFS) and professorat Algebra University College in Zagreb—conduct...As the first visiting scholar of the Qilu International Renowned Scholars Initiative,Branko Balon—President of the Croatia-China Friendship Society (CCFS) and professorat Algebra University College in Zagreb—conducted research in Shandong from February to March 2025.During his residency at the Confucius Research Institute,Professor Balon sat down for an exclusive interview with Thinking Through Confucius and shared his insights on the contemporary relevance of Confucian philosophy and the critical role of cross-cultural dialogue in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).展开更多
A heated discussion has been going on in Chinese philosophic circles recently focusing on some significant issues in the research of Marxist philosophy. The different views in fact reflect people＇ s differences in th...A heated discussion has been going on in Chinese philosophic circles recently focusing on some significant issues in the research of Marxist philosophy. The different views in fact reflect people＇ s differences in their philosophic views, i.e., in understanding the nature and function of philosophy, especially the essence of Marx＇s philosophic revolution. The author of this article argues that Marx＇s philosophic revolution has terminated the theoretical metaphysics while retaining the ideal of free and full development of humanity and the transcending dimension of traditional philosophies. Authentic research of fundamental philosophic issues can come into being only if it is conducted through entering and remaining at the level of philosophic argument, and the most fundamental issue in philosophic research is still one concentrating on philosophic way of thinking.展开更多
In the“Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844,”young Marx addressed a novel issue:whereas traditional political economists regarded private property as an object opposed to the subject,adopting a metaphysical ...In the“Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844,”young Marx addressed a novel issue:whereas traditional political economists regarded private property as an object opposed to the subject,adopting a metaphysical mode of thinking characterized by subject-object opposition,Adam Smith,referred to by Engels as the“Luther”of political economy,for the first time connected private property with the subject,thereby breaking away from its previous characterization as an“objective,external”dimension,implying signs of transcending Feuerbach.However,although Adam Smith and other political economists placed private property within human nature,due to their class limitations,they effectively treated profit-seeking activities as human nature,which is essentially a negation of humanity and diverges from human essence on the level of value.Marx,in critiquing their inherited ideas,not only links labor with private property but also understands labor as genuine,a return to“the essence of humanity,”as free labor rather than alienated labor,thereby laying the groundwork for the establishment of a scientific understanding of practice.展开更多
文摘In this paper it is analyzed from the informational perspective the relation between mind and body, an ancientphilosophic issue defined as a problem, which still did not receive up to date an adequate solution. Byintroducing/using the concept of information, it is shown that this concept includes two facets, one of themreferring to the common communications and another one referring to a hidden/structuring matter-relatedinformation, effectively acting in the human body and in the living systems, which determines the dynamicinter-change of information between specific structures of the organism by electric/electronic/chemical agents andgenetic/epigenetic processes. It is shown that the maintenance of body, permanently and obligatory depending onthe external matter (foods, air, water) resources, needed to provide both the structuring/restructuring basic materialand energy, determines the necessary existence of an info-managing system, administrating the internalmechano-chemical/physical processes. As a natural consequence, such a system should organize and assure ownsurvival by an effective informational operability to detect the external food resources, to select the appropriateinterest information and to decide as a function of circumstances. One important component in such aninformational system is memory, allowing to dispose of the reference informational data for analysis/comparisonand the selection between good and bad binary possible decisions. The memory receives and stores thereforesignals from external reality and from the body itself, referring to the emotional reaction, digestion status, creation,and inherited predilections, within specific info-neural communication circuits between the brain and bodyexecution/sensitive organs, the human body appearing as an integrated info-matter self-managed dynamic system.The specific body components memorize information with different degrees of info-integration: short/long-termintegration, emotive/action reaction, info-abilities, culminating with the integration in the chromosomal structuresby epigenetic processes. The new acquired information is transgenerationally transmissible, and is manifested asnew traits, showing the adaptation capability of the human and close relation between mind and body. Analyzingthe results of such a mind-body informational model in comparison with the earlier assumed/proposed/assertedarchaic, Greek and Occidental philosophies, which represent only partial aspects of this relation, it is shown thatthis informational model, elaborated in terms of information on the basis of scientific reasons and arguments,constitutes a general, realist, and coherent model of the mind-body relation, able to integrate and/or explain most ofthe others.
文摘Information was a frequently used concept in many fields of investigation. However, this concept is still not really understood, when it is referred for instance to consciousness and its informational structure. In this paper it is followed the concept of information from philosophical to physics perspective, showing especially how this concept could be extended to matter in general and to the living in particular, as a result of the intimate interaction between matter and information, the human body appearing as a bipolar informed-matter structure. It is detailed on this way how this concept could be referred to consciousness, and an informational modeling of consciousness as an informational system of the human body is presented. Based on the anatomic architecture of the organism and on the inference of the specific information concepts, it is shown that the informational system of the human body could be described by seven informational subsystems, which are reflected in consciousness as corresponding cognitive centers. These results are able to explain the main properties of consciousness, both the cognitive and extra-cognitive properties of the mind, like that observed during the near-death experiences and other similar phenomena. Moreover, the results of such a modeling are compared with the existing empirical concepts and models on the energetic architecture of the organism, showing their relevance for the understanding of consciousness.
基金Acknowledgements： This paper was sponsored by China National Social Science Foundation ＂Research on the Fundamental Problems of the Contemporary Aesthetics and Criticism Patterns＂ （15ZDB023）.
文摘Economic ＆ Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 was regarded as the key text for studying Marx＇s aesthetics thoughts It was translated into Chinese in 1956 and then attracted Chinese scholars＇ attention. In the past half century it was the main theory source of Chinese Marxism aesthetics. There were two large scale debates on aesthetics related to Economic ＆ Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 in China. One was taken place in the late of 1950s to 1960s and the other was in 1980s. The main arguments concentrated on four issues in the Manuscripts of 1844： the relationship between practice and beauty, the meaning of the two standards and the law of beauty, whether estranged labour creates beauty or not, how to asses the Manuscripts.
文摘As the first visiting scholar of the Qilu International Renowned Scholars Initiative,Branko Balon—President of the Croatia-China Friendship Society (CCFS) and professorat Algebra University College in Zagreb—conducted research in Shandong from February to March 2025.During his residency at the Confucius Research Institute,Professor Balon sat down for an exclusive interview with Thinking Through Confucius and shared his insights on the contemporary relevance of Confucian philosophy and the critical role of cross-cultural dialogue in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).
文摘A heated discussion has been going on in Chinese philosophic circles recently focusing on some significant issues in the research of Marxist philosophy. The different views in fact reflect people＇ s differences in their philosophic views, i.e., in understanding the nature and function of philosophy, especially the essence of Marx＇s philosophic revolution. The author of this article argues that Marx＇s philosophic revolution has terminated the theoretical metaphysics while retaining the ideal of free and full development of humanity and the transcending dimension of traditional philosophies. Authentic research of fundamental philosophic issues can come into being only if it is conducted through entering and remaining at the level of philosophic argument, and the most fundamental issue in philosophic research is still one concentrating on philosophic way of thinking.
文摘In the“Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844,”young Marx addressed a novel issue:whereas traditional political economists regarded private property as an object opposed to the subject,adopting a metaphysical mode of thinking characterized by subject-object opposition,Adam Smith,referred to by Engels as the“Luther”of political economy,for the first time connected private property with the subject,thereby breaking away from its previous characterization as an“objective,external”dimension,implying signs of transcending Feuerbach.However,although Adam Smith and other political economists placed private property within human nature,due to their class limitations,they effectively treated profit-seeking activities as human nature,which is essentially a negation of humanity and diverges from human essence on the level of value.Marx,in critiquing their inherited ideas,not only links labor with private property but also understands labor as genuine,a return to“the essence of humanity,”as free labor rather than alienated labor,thereby laying the groundwork for the establishment of a scientific understanding of practice.
