Physics of the mind, dynamic logic, and monotone boolean functions

Abstract

The chapter discusses physics of themind, amathematical theory of higher cognition developed from the first principles, including concepts, emotions, instincts, the knowledge instinct, and aesthetic emotions leading to understanding of the emotions of the beautiful. The chapter briefly discusses neurobiological grounds as well as difficulties encountered by previous attempts at mathematical modeling of the mind encountered since the 1950s. The mathematical descriptions are complemented with detailed conceptual discussions so the content of the chapter can be understood without necessarily following mathematical details. Formulation of dynamic logic in terms ofmonotone Boolean functions outlines a possible future direction of research.