Outlines of the Theory of Choice :: Psychology Philosophy Essays

Outlines of the Theory of ChoiceThere are two distinctions of druthers or of intention of a unfastened toward any phenomenon to or from it, attraction or repulsion, acceptance or rejection. The +/- acceptability or pleasantness/unpleasantness of a phenomenon to a subject is the endpoint indicating his or her +/- orientation to the savvyd phenomenon. There are six components of the stream of human consciousness contact senses (smell, taste, tactile senses), distant senses (auditory, visual) and emotions. Only four of them (the three contact senses and emotions) occupy their own acceptability or pleasantness. Pleasantness of Condition of a Subject (PCS) is a sum or an integral of acceptabilities of these four components. Happiness is the upper square up of the maximization of PCS a subject is constantly striving to maximize PCS or to reach for happiness. An attitude of a subject to a phenomenon in the center of his or her attention is determined by the synchronous PCS. Belief/dis belief is a verbalized positive/negative attitude. Desire of a phenomenon x is a variegate of PCS (PCSx) created by the act of perceiving/imagining the phenomenon the strength of impulse is the magnitude of this change. Desire of a phenomenon characterizes power of the PCS maximization possessed by this phenomenon. Need is a periodic desire the desire correspondent to need is a concrete form of existence of this need. Choice is determined by comparative strength of the desirabilities of the competing elements of choice it includes choice of the phenomena to perceive or attend. The attention of a subject toward a perceived phenomenon x is proportional to the strength of its desirability ATTx=kPCSx the distribution of attention is a function of the desirabilities of phenomena perceived at that time. Will is an ability of the subject to influence the balance of desirabilities of elements of the subjects choice in the predetermined way. The nature of the wills effort is a self-inducem ent of suitable emotions through activating of memories by the concentration of the subjects attention to them.I.The Universal Intentional or Orientational Quality of AcceptibilityProcess of choice is vitally important for animals including humans because they are open, active, and limited systems. The term orientation is used in this work in two meanings corresponding to two main aspects of choiceXan appraisal of the elements of choice one by one, and their comparing resulting in the choice being made. An appraisal of a singled out element of choice is also an act of orientation of a subject to it that can be positive or negative, toward or away from it.