Cybernetics and the Philosophy of Mind

This book, published in 1976, presents an entirely original approach to the subject of the mind-body problem, examining it in terms of the conceptual links between the physical sciences and the sciences of human behaviour. It is based on the cybernetic concepts of information and feedback and on the related concepts of thermodynamic and communication-theoretic entropy. Of special interest to the communication theorist and philosopher, this study is also of interest to psychologists and anyone interested in the connection between the physical and life sciences.

Sayre, Kenneth

Preface Part 1: The Mind-Body Problem 1. Introduction Part 2: Fundamentals 2. Information 3. Entropy 4. Feedback 5. Causation Part 3: Organism and Environment 6. Life 7. Evolution 8. Learning 9. Consciousness Part 4: Mentality 10. Society 11. Language 12. Reason 13. Subjectivity