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Noetics (Noology)

from Galileos Nuova scienzascience dealing with

consciousness

Dr Suvarna Nalapat

http://drsuvarnanalapattrust.org


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Noetics Study of consciousness which is

selfconsciously scientific.

Different from psychology. Psychology isthe manifestation of a persons

consciousness, of which the person may

not be conscious.


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By scientific, the mind

approaches subject matter 1As empirically, quantifically,

experimentally as possible

2.As an evolutionary phenomenon

3.Developmentally as a function of the

maturing human organism

4.As an entity capable of being mappedback to neural activity and brain states.


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160 years back natural

philosophers William Whewell scientists-Noetist

The cartesian reality divided to mind and matter(res cogitans and res extensa).Does not includeconsciousness.

Consciousness is not a res cogitans (thinkingthing),not res externa (thinking matter or brain)

The output of entire nervous energy that does thethinking in living things.(both the above +and itsoutput in society)

Neural Energy-not the thermostasis in brain, thework done alone. A protean entity that flows ,accumulates,crosses critical thresholds ,transmitted into different forms


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As scientific as the study of

energy. Science is not monolithic & certain body of facts

essentially an attitude towards truth , coupledwith a changing methodology in seeking it.

A 3D model of consciousnes may be similar to avirion.

Exptal proof: Godell,Michelson Morley theorem.

The most effective way of educating: Genius

design. Publicity media. In this way , consciousness of a genius can move

even matter. (Gestalt )


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Three parts 1.Direct sensory consciousness (Nacl and

tastebud). straightforward expt (basic)

2.Interaction with other individual minds whichcreate a cultural consciousness and sense of self

perception

3.Reflective consciousness which brings a higherconsciousness to bear on all other conscious

experiences (qualitatively different) Consciousness is aware of itself, species specific,

and as reflectiveness intensify humanity andhuman values develop.


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Awareness Focussed attentive form of consciousness.

Mind: changing continually , is only a type orpart of consciousness and is most of the timeunfocussed.

Consciousness: shorter term state. I becomeaware of something, my consciousness isconcentrated both in temporal terms and in some

qualitative sense. The attention happens as afocussing which can be either involuntary (sleep)or deliberate (science and yoga). Musicalawareness is encompassing both these.


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Dimensions of human

consciusness (multidimensional) Species specific. Musical universal.

Ethical, empathetic

Aesthetic, hypothetical Verbalised, nonverbalised

Mathematical, cultural

Sociopolitical

Inferential Dreams, aspirations, pain and pleasure, surprise,

attention


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Panspermia.Mind

everywhere.consciousness is

universal. Penrose: organ of consciousness in atomic

resonance at microtubular dimensions.

Certain frequencies are energies of certainconsciousnesses. A quantum level descriptivetheory ?

Electrochemical energy in nervous systemtransferred to conscious energy.

The NS creates patterns which are forms ofenergy. But how the pattern created/Individual

brain only a component of a larger creative minduniversal energy.


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Specific model of generation of

verbal consciousness Construction of a general model

Making things happen,dreams come true.

A theory is awakened in the

consciousness.Establishment of it as a

science to be approached in an organised

way, almost comparable to a human

genome project


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Science is not a fixed truth

system Change, evolve

Evolution marked by continuity and

discontinuity Science of consciousness is not a mere

extension of current science . It criticallychanges our perception of what science is!

In the present century two radical changesin the epistemology of science:


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Radical changes in epistemology of

science

1.Understanding the physical reality as

energy states

2.Radical new perception of nature ofcertainty

Science of consciousness-both an

evolutionary study and a synthesis.


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Human individual consciousness is a

subordinate class of group consciousness

Human group is the product of individualselves

Generator and enjoyer same. Interchange


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Background literature-western Roger Penrose: Shadows of mind (physics

astrophysics)

Carl Gustav jung (psychology, psychiatry,archetype)

Kant , wittgenstein (philosophy)

Susan Greenfields journey to the center of

mind (physiology) Francis crick (biologist)


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Background literature -Indian Prasthaanathraya ( Gita, Upanishads,

Brahmasuthra)

Indian musicology

Indian astronomy, Thanthric

Prasthanathrayam Manthrasasthra

Indian aesthetics Dharma/anthropological/cultural

peculiarities


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Purpose A Mahaa Advaitha (grand

unification) A unification

Mahaa advaitha

Hermeneutics, science, philosophy, religion andmetaphysics, arts , sciences-every value system inhuman consciousness

A new cultural paradigm for the new worldcitizens of the world

A new epistemology a new communication as aprocess by which consciousness is transmittedand shared.


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Consciousness is not

phenomenon Noumenon.Not amenable to analytical

techniques of physical sciences.

We have to find out techniques.a challengeto advance the frontiers of science.

Theory of consciousness begins with a

static model of basic structure.from the

concept and reality of coherence


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Most primitive form graphically Circle of condensed consciousness within a

circle of diffuse consciousness

Outer circle field

Inner the focus.Focus is the state of

arousal or attention.

The basic model


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Parellel With neuronal &molecular coherance,

increasing input into nature of

consciousness as more elaborate modelsare constructed.


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Complex models The focus of attention changes and become

a background awareness.Similar to a

widening ripple concentric cycles ofawareness

Two focus simultaneously or sequentialy

exist.Reticular model of complex

consciousness.Every node has its owncomplexity.


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Gestalt structure of field and

focus Focused consciousness intensify or

decrease.With dimension of

time(age)understanding of our ownconsciousness changes

1.evolutionary

2.developmental

3.real time .Time taken by individual tofocus his thoughts.


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Language

Pre-eminently the way in which focusing is done

Speech development

Cosmological time concept

Consciousness traced to evolutionary scale cell

to atom Looking for it in the zero point energy field (the

Dirac sea) holy grail of science andconsciousness. Laya or Pralaya-Naadalaya inIndian music.

Protolanguage and protomusic of our land


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For an Indian . Sanskrit which holds all ancient science

Literature of India , Regional language +

English as Global language ofcommunication.(Trilingual)

All languages are beautiful.Lovable

Fact that we dont know it, does not reduce

its beauty

It is cognised and is beautiful for someone

else like us !


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Consciousness is not static Everflowing, everchanging dynamic reality

Two-dimensionmal model mapped on to

brain states-PET,MRI,SQUID,EEG Dynamic analysis changing isomorphism

between brain states and patterns of

consciousness impossible without

modelling power of a computer.


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Model of consciousness Can be borrowed from quantum mechanics

in approaching unverbalised thought as

indeterminate state and as probability statewhich is collapsed when verbalised.

Anirvachaneeyam Brahmaswaroopam .

What type of energy or change in energy

generated when consciousness is born? canwe explain by thermostasis alone? A

mysterious gap.


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Rasa of Na CL How the rasa get reversed when consciousness

creates neuropeptides? Is the neuropeptidecreation conscious /superconscious/unconscious?

Emotion creating rasa. Fear,love,ecstacy,anxiety-the physical signs-sweating,dry mouth, heartrate,getting thinner .constituent atoms /molecules ofchemicals preexist in closed (body)and opensystem(universe)- panchabhootha .How the outerand inner stimuli produce chemicals and how to

balance them for health?A baffling action ofcreation western science.(Frank Parkinson PhD)


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Explanatory power Science must proceed through two ways

1 subjective feelings about value (feeling

of significance) 2. objective statistical model in a given

population who share a feeling of

significance passes a critical level.


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Model and theory Models say visually. Mathematically. Theory say

in words. (Music has all 3 elements)

Model-making is a human activity and evidenceof highly evolved consciousness.

A created reality consistently held in

consciousness along with the reality it stimulates.

Mother, family, Guru, nostalgic music memories


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Stereoscopic awareness through Graphic model

Solid model

Mathematical (science) model.Adifferential equation which is a dynamicisomorphism between two mathematicalentities related by the equality sign

A human model Guru- is not stereoscopic.Dynamic personal charisma


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Consciousness study 1Microthermy:Deal with generation of verbalised

consciousness testable , predictive.

2.Macrothermy: transition from energy toconsciousness in cosmological time .Carry

sociological, theological , spiritual implications.

3 Mesothermy.In between.Generation of

consciousness in evolutionary time.It did not

appear with homosapiens.It had discontinuities, at

different stages of evolution.


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Consciousness of DNA Chemically coded design, crystallised

information

Where is the DNA of DNA? Design and the designing intelligence.

Is it the same or separate?

Design of universe and the designer ?

Goal of research become proof. Experimental andlogical strategies , adhoc tactics-a two way flow

and interaction between each component


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Dynamism Dynamic property gives property of

uncertainty, unboundedness, to scintific

theories.Boundary of zero =zero. Dreams of a final theory have something

dreamlike about them. Refinement,

adjustments ,destabilisation,ultimately

expansion is a character of evolution ofscientific theories.


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What we can do today? We have a danger of getting unnecessary ,waste

of informational overload which deteriorate our

values. Brain is being bombarded by such

information and its physical limit is exceeded by

processing such unnecessary information.

A new social grouping balance between the

ancient values and modern knowledge systems by

comparison and then by selecting those which aregood for a peaceful life on earth.


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Science of consciousness A microcosm of the wider need for coordination.

As important or more important than ecology andprotection of nature.

Insight into quantum theories, neurotransmitters,biology of cell,psychic phenomena and variousscience and arts of the land and its comparisonwith the modern euivalents-a popular model withemotive, empathy, compassion.

Musical language of love and compassion


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Paradigm (a group licensed way

of seeing) Which can make profound influence on society,

on science, selfunderstanding, anticipates a

valuebased cultural change , a worldview, goes

beyond science to metascience properly called a

metaparadigm

A century back metamathematics was

incorporated into mathematics.


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Metascience Set of principles by which scientific value

judgements are assessed. Hence it is a branch of

philosophy. Integration of science, philosophy

and humanities .Study the foundation and

procedures of all verifiable knowledge , from

geology to linguistics, from universe to smallest

virus.

Metascience shows that science is an eminentlyspiritual activity (Mario Bunge)


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