Ruminations on Mind, Matter, and What Matters

John M. Flach

doi:10.1177/154193129403800916

Ruminations on Mind, Matter, and What Matters

John M. Flach

Psychology

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Abstract

If psychology is the science of 'mind' and physics is the science of 'matter', then human factors is the science of 'what matters'. This claim is more than a simple observation about the scope of human factors (i.e., that it's scope overlaps both with psychology and physics). Rather, I will argue that the science of 'what matters' requires an entirely different ontology than those which have traditionally provided the basis for psychology and physics. Two constructs will be central in the ontology of 'what matters' - affordance and information.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Pages	531-535
Number of pages	5
Volume	38
Edition	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/154193129403800916
State	Published - Oct 1994
Event	38th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society - Nashville, United States Duration: Oct 24 1994 → Oct 28 1994

Conference

Conference	38th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Country/Territory	United States
City	Nashville
Period	10/24/94 → 10/28/94

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Human Factors and Ergonomics

Disciplines

Psychology

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