Diagram 1.
Diagram 2.
Diagram 3.
Correspondence between concepts and their names as proposed by Vernadsky, Lotman and other thinkers
| John Searle (1995), Robin Dunbar (1997) | Volodymyr Vernadsky (1925) | Juri Lotman (1984) | Vernacular (Middle Eastern) Distinction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Reality | Noosphere | Semiosphere | Culture (Soul, Spirit) |
| Material Reality | Universe + Biosphere | Extrasemiotic Sphere | Nature (World, Universe) |
Functional and frequential composition of human speech
| All Utterances | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overwhelming Number | Speech Acts (Doing Things) | Primary (Evolutionary) Function: Group Bonding |
| Minimal Number | Sentences (Logical Value) | Secondary Function: (Evidence-Based, Logical) Communication |
Misperceiving Humanity’s Position in the Universe: The new geocentrism (humanocentrism)
| Spatialization and Concepts | Ranking / Evaluation / Importance |
|---|---|
| Humanity = Noosphere = Semiosphere = Culture | Primary = Higher |
| Biosphere = DNA-based Life (minus Humanity) = part of Extrasemiotic Sphere | Secondary = Lower |
| Universe = Extrasemiotic Sphere (minus Biosphere) | Tertiary = Lowest |
Debunking the implicit geocentrism, humanocentrism and/or wishful thinking of the spatialized schemata of humanity’s place in the material reality
| Material Reality | Primary | Independent of Human Will | Perceivable to all sentient beings (humans and animals) |
| Social Reality | Secondary | Dependent on Human Will | Perceivable only to those in the know (humans alone) |
The logical grid (“litmus test”) for checking whether an entity or phenomenon belongs to the material reality or social reality (asterisk [*] denotes entities that are non-existent)
| Objective | Subjective | |
|---|---|---|
| Physically (Ontologically) | Material reality | Social reality, non-existent *elements of the material reality (*yeti, *ether) |
| Epistemically | Material reality, elements of social reality in which people believe that they exist (nation, state, a language, deity) | Non-existent *elements of the material reality (*yeti, *ether) in which people do not believe; elements of social reality in which people have ceased to believe (*Greek gods, *ghosts) |