Abstract
Rational cognitive processes are defined as processes constrained by an external system of rules. This constraint is represented by the conservation of distinctions, where a distinction is conceived as an element of cognitive structuration. Four classes of distinctions (patterns, states, rules and values) and four classes of distinction processes (conservation, destruction, creation and creation-and-destruction of distinctions) are defined. The resulting 4x4 grid is used to classify cognitive processes. This allows the modelling of ‘non-rational’ phenomena, such as creativity, emotions, mystical experiences, etc., in a relatively simple way, as incompletely distinction conserving processes.KeywordsCognitive ProcessCognitive SystemCognitive StructureState DistinctionExternal SystemThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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