{"product_id":"9783032152138","title":"Objective Mental Reality - The ‘Dark Matter' of the Social Sciences: The Psychological and Specialized Parts of Objective Mental Reality","description":"\u003ch1\u003eObjective Mental Reality - The ‘Dark Matter' of the Social Sciences: The Psychological and Specialized Parts of Objective Mental Reality\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePolyakov, Sergey Ernestovich; Hooson, Ben; Geoghegan, Simon\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #424242; background: #FAFAFA; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eThis book explores the concept of Objective Mental Reality (OMR)—a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003efundamental, intersubjectively formed symbolic layer of consciousness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #424242; background: #FAFAFA; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e. In Part I, it delves into foundational psychological construct\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #424242; background: #FAFAFA; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #424242; background: #FAFAFA; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003es such as the soul, mind, consciousness, and intelligence, as well as the nuanced roles of personality, beliefs, and cultural codes. These entities are examined not only as subjective experiences but as components of a shared mental reality that can be studied objectively. The section \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003efurther investigates the processes through which the entities of the psyche are constituted and reveals their role in shaping OMR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #424242; background: #FAFAFA; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #424242; background: #FAFAFA; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eParts II and III \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eaddress specialized domains of OMR — including religious faith, mathematics, art, and media — as well as OMR’s relationship to time, language, and artificial intelligence. The book proposes a new scientific paradigm in which the anthropomorphic world is understood as a product of collective mental creativity constituted within the OMR of society. Through and by means of OMR, humanity comprehends the universe and becomes aware of its own nature, while the psyche transforms from a passive mirror of being into its active co-creator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #424242; background: #FAFAFA; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-04-10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032152138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-15214-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 217\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45228878889100,"sku":"9783032152138","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032152138.jpg?v=1778009317","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032152138","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}