title: The NSTP (Non - Spatial Thinking Process) Theory creator: Joshi, Kedar subject: Cognitive Psychology subject: Philosophy of Science subject: Metaphysics description: The NSTP theory is a (philosophy of mind) semi-idealistic as well as semi-dualistic theory that the material universe, where some peculiar phenomena like quantum non-locality exist in, is exclusively a group of superhuman as well as non-superhuman thinking processes existing in the form of (non-spatial physical/material) feelings (i.e. states of consciousness). In computer terminology, it regards the (material) universe as a non-spatial computer, with hardware of (non-spatial) feelings and software of superhuman as well as non-superhuman thoughts/ideas, including those of space, which is then an illusive/virtual/merely apparent entity. The mere existence of the superhuman thoughts is responsible for the empirical (i.e. a posteriori) order in the non-superhuman ones. The theory, however, accepts the possibility of the reality of space, the space where the phenomena like quantum non-locality do not exist in. The theory is constituted of 6 axioms, 1 theorem, and 3 conjectures. The key strength and novelty in the theory lies in its axiomatic/self-evident foundation, its innovative semi-idealism and semi-dualism, and, in general, its road to idealism and dualism. publisher: Red Lead Press date: 2005 type: Book Chapter type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf identifier: http://cogprints.org/5461/1/NSTP_Theory.pdf format: other identifier: http://cogprints.org/5461/2/NSTP_Theory.doc identifier: Joshi, Kedar (2005) The NSTP (Non - Spatial Thinking Process) Theory. [Book Chapter] relation: http://cogprints.org/5461/