Procedural logic

The monograph provides an outline of the logic-semantics theory of consciousness. It is shown that consciousness, taken as cogito, considers the 'path of existence' (cogito ergo sum by Descartes) and the 'path of action' (cogito ergo actum, not specified by Descartes) as equally possible. The first path was developed by European culture based on substantial logic, or S-logic, while the second was developed by Arab culture based on processual logic, or P-logic. Cultural practices select and establish only one logic as the normative basis for social organization, politics, law, ethics, and philosophy in collective consciousness. Individual consciousness, taken as cogito, always retains the possibility of choosing any of the paths and any of the logics. The multilogical nature of individual consciousness was confirmed during an experimental psychological study. The decision-making process of parents regarding child vaccination was studied. It was found that arguments in S-logic and P-logic are equally convincing to parents, and choosing arguments in P-logic increases the chances of agreeing to vaccination. The perspectives opened up by P-logic in psychology and philosophy are demonstrated.