Life in Four Colors

Content:

Introduction
Overview
Real
Imaginary
Values
Collective
Particular reference


Introduction

Let us start here our cognitive journey from the most basic and general point: Life.

My initial focus of research was very particular, knowledge and artificial intelligence, AI. Then my research has progressed in multiple directions, towards more specific, more general, and sometimes somehow more “lateral” areas. Nevertheless, for clarity, let us now consider first the fundamentals of life.


Overview

From the point of view of cognition, it is worth considering life in four main “colors”, in four fundamental domains; Real, Imaginary, Values and Collective. Although cognition is naturally part of the imagination, it can also represent the other three domains through modeling. The poster below offers a first light on this set of notions that help to understand life and to optimize its conduct.

This poster (click here to download it, in pdf format ; ca. 3.7 Mb) and other documents can be downloaded, in French or English versions, from the given website (www.roboptics.ch/publications-jdd-plus).


Real

The real is all what counts in life. True. “Now”. More or less changing and uncertain. The poster below offers a first light on the notion of the real.

This poster (click here to download it, in pdf format ; ca. 3.1 Mb) and other documents can be downloaded, in French or English versions, from the given website (www.roboptics.ch/publications-jdd-plus).


Imaginary

Imaginary is not, but totally free ideas, more or less inspired by traces and sketches in the real. Crucial for life. The poster below offers a first light on the notion of the imaginary.

This poster (click here to download it, in pdf format ; ca. 625 Kb) and other documents can be downloaded, in French or English versions, from the given website (www.roboptics.ch/publications-jdd-plus).


Values

Values orient the critical use of our limited resources. The poster below offers a first light on the notion of value.

This poster (click here to download it, in pdf format ; ca. 1.6 Mb) and other documents can be downloaded, in French or English versions, from the given website (www.roboptics.ch/publications-jdd-plus).


Collective

Unity makes strength. To transcendental level. The poster below offers a first light on the notion of the collective.

This poster (click here to download it, in pdf format ; ca. 2.1 Mb) and other documents can be downloaded, in French or English versions, from the given website (www.roboptics.ch/publications-jdd-plus).


Particular reference:

Jean-Daniel Dessimoz, « Cognition and Cognitics – Definitions and Metrics for Cognitive Sciences, in Humans, and for Thinking Machines, 2nd edition, augmented, with considerations of life, through the prism “real – imaginary – values – collective”, and some bubbles of wisdom for our time », Roboptics Editions llc, Cheseaux-Noreaz, Switzerland, 345 pp, March 2020.

Work in progress ! This site is still under construction. For additional contents, please refer to our classical websites still in use : cognitics.org, cognitics.populus.org

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