{"product_id":"9783032111326","title":"Objective Mental Reality- The 'Dark Matter' of the Social Sciences: Volume 1: The Physical and Social Spheres","description":"\u003ch1\u003eObjective Mental Reality- The 'Dark Matter' of the Social Sciences: Volume 1: The Physical and Social Spheres\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePolyakov, Sergey Ernestovich\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eThe book offers a philosophical and cognitive justification for the author's concept of Objective Mental Reality (OMR), which links individual consciousness with society's intersubjective understanding of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eThe first part of the book explains why the concept of OMR is essential to modern science. Objects and phenomena do not exist for humans in isolation: they are formed in consciousness as mental representations and only in OMR do they acquire the status of real entities. This makes reality understandable, structured, and actionable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eThe second part is devoted to the physical realm of OMR. Any object appears not only as an object of perception but also as a bearer of cultural meanings. Even the scientific picture of the world turns out to be part of OMR, since its laws and facts are also mental constructions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eThe third part addresses the social sphere. Institutions, roles, norms, values, and events exist only insofar as people believe in them and confirm them through their behavior.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eOMR is revealed as a \"second layer\" of reality, where entities are formed that organize experience and guide our behavior. The book offers a groundbreaking explanation of how consciousness and society create the world we live in, revealing the key role of the OMR in the interaction of psyche, matter, and society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-01-20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032111326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-11133-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 223\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44677257396364,"sku":"9783032111326","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032111326.jpg?v=1770830137","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032111326","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}