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Cognitive Functions: New Paradigm

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#1 · (Edited)
First of all, i am from an engineering background, specifically software engineering, though i am not currently working as one and focus on enjoying life. If you feel like you are logically mature, please put a comment. Well, even if you are not, you can still comment anything positive of course. I just find it a hard time to discuss about cognitive function with people who doesn't use logic and rationality in the first place. I prefer to discuss with logicians who can help me formulate how cognitive functions should be described with firm and consistent premises. It doesn't need to be exactly the same as the definition of Jungian cognitive functions, the important thing is the clarity of the system. Please tell me i am wrong only if you think the system won't work, and not because it is not the same as the original definition as this is supposed to be a new paradigm. Don't get me wrong, the original definition was a great achievement of cognitive functions history that has brought us here.

Well, this is the rules i believe is the fundamental of cognitive functions.

Fundamental

1. Judging Function is a function to change or to create an 'Entity'.
2. Perceiving Function is a function to grasp an 'Entity'.
3. Entity refers to absolutely anything.
3.1. Entity can be 'Physical Entity' or 'Conceptual Entity'.
3.2. No 'Physical Entity' is 'Conceptual Entity', and vice versa.
3.3. Physical Entity is a representation of at least 2 Entities.
3.4. Conceptual Entity is a rule of existence of an Entity.

Extrovert and Introvert

4. Extroverted function is all about 'The World'.
4.1. 'The World' refers to any Entity (see point 3) that is currently perceived by utilizing the sensing organs.
5. Introverted function is all about 'The Mind'.
5.1. 'The Mind' refers to any Entity (see point 3) that is not currently perceived by utilizing the sensing organs.
6. Extroverted judging function is a Judging Function (see point 1) to change The World (see point 4.1).
6.1. The only way one changes The World (see point 4.1) is by taking an action, therefore extroverted judging function is always an action.
7. Introverted judging function is a Judging Function (see point 1) to change The Mind (see point 5.1).
7.1. The only way one changes The Mind (see point 5.1) is by 'Burning', therefore introverted judging function is always a 'Burning'.
7.2. Burning is a process to change or to create any Entity (see point 3) in The Mind (see point 5.1).
8. Extroverted perceiving function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) to grasp information of The World (see point 4.1).
9. Introverted perceiving function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) to grasp information of The Mind (see point 5.1).

Feeling and Thinking

10. Feeling function is a Judging Function (see point 1) to change or to create an Entity (see point 3) with 'Trigger'.
10.1. Therefore, extroverted feeling function is any action with 'Trigger',
10.2. And introverted feeling function is any Burning (see point 7.2) with 'Trigger'.
11. Thinking function is a Judging Function (see point 1) to change or to create an Entity (see point 3) with 'Standard'.
11.1. Therefore, extroverted thinking function is any action with 'Standard',
11.2. And introverted thinking function is a Burning (see point 7.2) with 'Standard'.
12. Standard is an Entity (see point 3) to be (or that has been) deducted logically into another Entity (see point 3).
13. Trigger is an Entity (see point 3) to be (or that has been) inducted into another Entity (see point 3).

Sensing and Intuitive

14. Sensing function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) to grasp Physical Entities (see point 3.3).
14.1. Therefore, extroverted sensing function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) to grasp Physical Entities (see point 3.3) from The World (see point 4.1),
14.2. And introverted sensing function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) to grasp Physical Entities (see point 3.3) from The Mind (see point 5.1).
15. Intuitive function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) to grasp Conceptual Entities (see point 3.4).
15.1. Therefore, extroverted intuitive function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) to grasp Conceptual Entities (see point 3.4) from The World (see point 4.1),
15.2. And introverted intuitive function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) to grasp Conceptual Entities (see point 3.4) from The Mind (see point 5.1).
16. How one deciphers an Entity into a Physical Entity or a Conceptual Entity is open for discussion and observation.

That is the rule i hold about cognitive functions. If something is wrong or something is missing, let's discuss it.

Remarkable Edit History:

Sunday, September 19, 2021
Object -> Entity (Suggested by @BigApplePi)
Gather -> Grasp (Suggested by @BigApplePi)
3.3. Physical Entity is representation of connected Entities. -> 3.3. Physical Entity is a representation of at least 2 attached Entities. (By myself)
3.4. Conceptual Object is the connection between Objects. -> 3.4. Conceptual Entity is a rule of existence of an Entity. (By myself)
5.1. 'The Mind' refers to any Entity (see point 3) that is not currently perceived by the sensing organs. -> 5.1. 'The Mind' refers to any Entity (see point 3) that is not currently perceived by utilizing the sensing organs. (By myself)

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
4.1. 'The World' refers to any Entity (see point 3) that is currently perceived by the sensing organs. -> 4.1. 'The World' refers to any Entity (see point 3) that is currently perceived by utilizing the sensing organs. (By myself)
12. Standard is an Entity (see point 3) to be (or that has been) deducted logically into another Entity (see point 3). Some people may call it a premise. -> 12. Standard is an Entity (see point 3) to be (or that has been) deducted logically into another Entity (see point 3). (By myself)
16. How one deciphers an Entity into a Physical Entity or a Conceptual Entity is unknown. -> 16. How one deciphers an Entity into a Physical Entity or a Conceptual Entity is open for discussion and observation. (By myself)
 
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#4 ·
Feeling and Thinking

10. Feeling function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes (or creates) an Object (see point 3) without any 'Standard'.
10.1. Therefore, extroverted feeling function is any action without any 'Standard',
10.2. And introverted feeling function is any Burning (see point 7.2) without any 'Standard'.
11. Thinking function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes (or creates) an Object (see point 3) with some 'Standards'.
12. 'Standard' is an Object (see point 3) to be (or that has been) deducted logically into another Object (see point 3). Some people call it a premise or a reason.
I think the reasoning behind Fe being an action without a standard is flawed. If a standard is a logical reason for action, there has to be a similar premise for those operating with extroverted feeling as a Judging Function. I've had a chance to observe several people expressing Fe as a dominant or secondary function, and when (healthy) Fe-using individuals decide to act, it is with reason (just not as a Te or Ti user interprets it). Instead of proclaiming feeling functions as actions or burnings without a Standard, there should be another way of explaining it, perhaps:

10. Feeling function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes (or creates) an Object (see point 3) with 'Principle'.
10.1. Therefore, extroverted feeling function is any action with 'Principle',
10.2. And introverted feeling function is any Burning (see point 7.2) with 'Principle'.
11. Thinking function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes (or creates) an Object (see point 3) with some 'Standards'.
12. 'Standard' is an Object (see point 3) to be (or that has been) deducted logically into another Object (see point 3). Some people call it a premise or a reason.
13. 'Principle' is an Object to be (or that has been) inducted into another Object for harmony with others (in the case of action) or harmony within (in the case of burning). Some people may call it a moral or an ethic.

The rest of your compilation makes sense.
 
#11 ·
You are making sense. But i think 'Principle' is not the the best word to describe an object that is inducted. I always think that principle is any conceptual object. I would replace the word 'Principle' with 'Trigger' so it is appropriate for physical objects as well.
 
#8 ·
 

Fundamental

1. Judging function is a function to change or create an 'Object'.
2. Perceiving function is a function to gather an 'Object'.
3. Object refers to absolutely anything.
3.1. Object can be 'Physical Object' or 'Conceptual Object'.
3.2. No 'Physical Object' is 'Conceptual Object', and vice versa.
3.3. 'Physical Object' is any Object that can be imagined.
3.4. 'Conceptual Object' is the connection between some Physical Objects.

Extrovert and Introvert

4. Extroverted function is all about 'The World'.
4.1. 'The World' refers to any Object (see point 3) that is currently perceived by the sensing organs.
5. Introverted function is all about 'The Mind'.
5.1. 'The Mind' refers to any Object (see point 3) that is not currently perceived by the sensing organs.
6. Extroverted judging function is a function to change The World (see point 4.1).
6.1. The only way one changes The World (see point 4.1) is by taking an action, therefore extroverted judging function is always an action.
7. Introverted judging function is a function to change The Mind (see point 5.1).
7.1. The only way one changes The Mind (see point 5.1) is by 'Burning', therefore introverted judging function is always a 'Burning'.
7.2. 'Burning' is a process to change or create any Object (see point 3) in The Mind (see point 5.1).
8. Extroverted perceiving function is a function to gather information of The World (see point 4.1).
9. Introverted perceiving function is a function to gather information of The Mind (see point 5.1).

Feeling and Thinking

10. Feeling function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes (or creates) an Object (see point 3) without any 'Standard'.
10.1. Therefore, extroverted feeling function is any action without any 'Standard',
10.2. And introverted feeling function is any Burning (see point 7.2) without any 'Standard'.
11. Thinking function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes (or creates) an Object (see point 3) with some 'Standards'.
11.1. Therefore, extroverted thinking function is any action with some 'Standards',
11.2. And introverted thinking function is a Burning (see point 7.2) with some 'Standards'.
12. 'Standard' is an Object (see point 3) to be (or that has been) deducted logically into another Object (see point 3). Some people call it a premise or a reason.

Sensing and Intuitive

13. Sensing function is a perceiving function that gathers Physical Objects (see point 3.3).
14. Intuitive function is a perceiving function that gathers Conceptual Objects (see point 3.4).
15. Extroverted sensing function is a function to gather Physical Objects (see point 3.3) from The World (see point 4.1).
16. Extroverted intuitive function is a function to gather Conceptual Objects (see point 3.4) from The World (see point 4.1) with 'N' process.
17. Introverted sensing function is a function to gather Physical Objects (see point 3.3) from The Mind (see point 5.1).
18. Introverted intuitive function is a function to gather Conceptual Objects (see point 3.4) from The Mind (see point 5.1) with 'N' process.
19. 'N' process is a process to spot the connection between Physical Objects perceived.
19.1. The connection generated by 'N' process is a Conceptual Object.
There are a number of questions I have about this, but for now:

If I imagine a chair, am I perceiving it with sensing or creating it with a judging function? If I imagine two different chairs, is 'chair' a conceptual object that connects the two imagined chairs? Can I imagine a conceptual object? If so, is it then a physical object?
 
#12 · (Edited)
When you are imagining a chair that you have seen exactly as is, it is Si function. But, if the chair is never in your mind before, you are using Ni function. Conceptual objects are not the kind of objects you imagine. It is the principles how physical objects are exist. Conceptual object is the kind of invincible object that must be exist so you can imagine the form of a chair when someone says the word 'chair'.
 
#9 ·
Sensing and Intuitive

13. Sensing function is a perceiving function that gathers Physical Objects (see point 3.3).
14. Intuitive function is a perceiving function that gathers Conceptual Objects (see point 3.4).
15. Extroverted sensing function is a function to gather Physical Objects (see point 3.3) from The World (see point 4.1).
16. Extroverted intuitive function is a function to gather Conceptual Objects (see point 3.4) from The World (see point 4.1) with 'N' process.
17. Introverted sensing function is a function to gather Physical Objects (see point 3.3) from The Mind (see point 5.1).
18. Introverted intuitive function is a function to gather Conceptual Objects (see point 3.4) from The Mind (see point 5.1) with 'N' process.
19. 'N' process is a process to spot the connection between Physical Objects perceived.
19.1. The connection generated by 'N' process is a Conceptual Object.
I'm not sure why 'N' process is necessary. It seems to imply that Physical Objects are logically prior to Conceptual ones. My understanding is that for Jung, Intuition/"Conceptual Objects" need not rely on "Physical Objects perceived"--and shouldn't for intuitive types.

I think dropping Rule 19 and the 'N' Process makes the argument more accurate.
 
#21 · (Edited)
FWIW, Jung considered thinking to be the function that links up ideas/representations by means of a concept. He also said that Thinking is both a perceiving and judging function (apperception).

This seems to conflict with the common notion that Intuition is conceptual perception.

Here is an example of the Thinking/Feeling processes:

Supposing we hear a noise whose nature seems to us unknown. After a while it becomes clear to us that the peculiar noise must come from air-bubbles rising in the pipes of the central heating: we have recognized the noise. This recognition derives from a process which we call thinking. Thinking tells us what a thing is.


I have just called the noise “peculiar.” When I characterize something as “peculiar,” I am referring to the special feeling-tone which that thing has. The feeling-tone implies an evaluation.


The process of recognition can be conceived in essence as comparison and differentiation with the help of memory. When I see a fire, for instance, the light-stimulus conveys to me the idea “fire.” As there are countless memory-images of fire lying ready in my memory, these images enter into combination with the fire-image I have just received, and the process of comparing it with and differentiating it from these memory-images produces the recognition; that is to say, I finally establish in my mind the peculiarity of this particular image. In ordinary speech this process is called thinking.


The process of evaluation is different. The fire I see arouses emotional reactions of a pleasant or unpleasant nature, and the memory-images thus stimulated bring with them concomitant emotional phenomena which are known as feeling-tones. In this way an object appears to us as pleasant, desirable, and beautiful, or as unpleasant, disgusting, ugly, and so on. In ordinary speech this process is called feeling.
This conflicts with the idea that Si is simply a function that recalls or compares memory mages.
 
#22 ·
FWIW, Jung considered thinking to be the function that links up ideas/representations by means of a concept. He also said that Thinking is both a perceiving and judging function (apperception).

This seems to conflict with the common notion that Intuition is conceptual perception.

Here is an example of the Thinking/Feeling processes:

This conflicts with the idea that Si is simply a function that recalls images.
Just taking a look at Jung's example, what if you come to the conclusion the noise is air-bubbles rising even though you do not recognise the sound? Is that still thinking?
 
#36 ·
Yes, i know my grammar is not so good since i am not a native english speaker. Grammar is a Conceptual Object that exist in The World. And i am not really concerning about gathering external Conceptual Objects. My mind concerns more about sharing my own Conceptual Objects to The World. Are you Triggered by a bit incorrect grammar?
 
#37 ·
Incorrect grammar does not matter, you are not a native English speaker which I kind of assumed once I started reading it. I do think your definitions of conceptual and physical object are a bit wrong, but they are hard things to ACTUALLY define, we would need to think of a definition for them that cannot possibly be contested. Something which I haven't been able to do thus far, we should all keep trying though. Or we can accept them as flawed.

I think an atom is a physical thing that we could conceptualize before we had any proof of it being there. As far as sensing them, how do we really know we "sense" anything? People can define sensing differently. I guess we can come to a generalized understanding of what sensing is, but how do we know? We conceptualize things that we cannot see or haven't seen yet. Therefore everything is conceptual, and also physical. I think I'll stop there.
 
#42 · (Edited)
People can sense differently, but anything they sense will always a Physical Object. For example, a kid senses a chair and another one senses the chair too. Although the object may appears to be the same, actually the chair the first kid see is different to the one second kid see. They may see the color of the chair differently for example. But, one thing that must be true is that they both see a Physical Object. So what other people see as physical object, you must see it as a physical object as well, except you are not a human or vice versa. This can be proved by asking a question to a bunch of humans, can they sense an atom?
 
#48 ·
Yes, some conceptual objects can be represented by using an equipment. But, the representation of a concept is a completely different object. It is the law of nature that connects the conceptual object and the represented object. And the equipment is an object that implements the law of nature.
 
#50 ·
Thought is a concept, and so are emotions. Things we cannot see directly, using our sub-par human senses, but we have always known them to be there, through just theorizing at first, and now we can scan brains and it can show us where these things come from, they come from chemical processes and the sort. Conceptual objects are physical objects and vice versa. I understand what you're trying to say, but it's kind of hard to argue about them, when there's a fairly easy counter-argument. If we could fine tune our senses to such an extreme that conceptual ideas can seem like physical objects, aren't they? No, but if the laws of nature can let us mentally flip flop these things as if they could be each other, couldn't they?
 
#56 ·
@PaladinX thank you.

I can look at an object, simultaneously I recognize what it is I'm looking at, I know how much I like or don't like that object and I can imagine what's going to happen to it next. So how does one know their dominant function haha?

Slightly less relevant, I have found it funny how when I read a word I say it in my head. I've tried many times to just look at it as any other picture/object/thing but I just can't seem to unattach that recognition of those symbols to being a word with a particular meaning haha.
 
#58 ·
@PaladinX thank you.

I can look at an object, simultaneously I recognize what it is I'm looking at, I know how much I like or don't like that object and I can imagine what's going to happen to it next. So how does one know their dominant function haha?

Slightly less relevant, I have found it funny how when I read a word I say it in my head. I've tried many times to just look at it as any other picture/object/thing but I just can't seem to unattach that recognition of those symbols to being a word with a particular meaning haha.
Do you do that for every object in your environment all the time?
 
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#57 ·
The flaw in this representation is that you are conforming the state of consciousness (for which this word is poorly termed because this would include your conscious and unconscious mind) to cognitive functions, when really the cognitive functions need to conform to the state of consciousness. There is an operational aspect to consciousness that cannot be simply split into these cognitive states in a stand alone manner. When someone describes an experience to you and you then reply with how that state conforms to your definition 'here', you're cutting out the capacity for the describer to include additional information about the state of their consciousness - especially when what they are describing is complex rather than simple.

When I describe that there is complexity, I mean there is a mixture of cognitive functions taking place. As what has been described before, thinking needs perception to take place. Not separately, but as a domain for it to operate at all. So in order to make this list wholly accurate (to the state of consciousness), there needs to be an inclusion of how the cognitive functions operate between each other. My suggestion for such is as follows:

F incorporates the domain of N more than the domain of S. It is also the case that N incorporates the domain of F. The "standard" F comes to is not directly known, but there is a "trigger" for a reason. "Feeling tones" (see post #21) are associated with the way sensation changes (think back to when you were a child and experienced things for the first time). This often takes the form of pleasure or pain, but need not be only these. This perception of sensory change creates the basis of N connectivity and its anticipatory properties.

When speaking of judging:

T incorporates the domain of S because it operates in a domain of that which is not anticipated - it uses constants, the "standards" are clear.

T utilizes intuition, and likewise F utilizes sensing, but in between both of these at any one time are the S and N respectively in order for them to operate. But obviously I'm not being specific enough about what S and N are yet.

When speaking of perceiving:

Ne/Si are of the same domain, and likewise Ni/Se are of the same domain - Their being "N" or "S" is connected to the judging state. As an illustration, Ne as it exists for INTP is different than how it exists for an INFP. For an INFP, their F is more directly associated with the Ne and their "i" is more directly associated with their Si. So when they feel it's based on a lot of "world" anticipations/connections, while they are taking in consciously the state of this in the form of sensation with their Si inside the mind. With INTP when they think it is based on a lot of internal sensations, in fact it might be accurate to say an INTP is a dominant Si user with a judging Ti that overshadows their Si. Their Ne is simply a means to escape their introversion and gather new novel information.

Ne/Si is a domain that is based more on the state of the mind.

Ni/Se is a domain that is based more on the state of the world.

For the Ni/Se user it is the observable mind that continually reassembles information, while all of the information has a clear basis in the external world, so much so that what is reassembled can have a very real sensation to it. It's difficult for me to say more for I am not of this type.

To have a dominant function be a perceiving function, you are continually creating a new domain of reality, as apposed to seeing it as one giant thing and analyzing it. The difference here would be akin to stratego vs. dungeons and dragons. Clearly dominant perceivers constantly live in a state of dungeons and dragons. :)laughing:) But still it is the judging function that alters the state of it being either more "S" or more "N".

Hopefully this offers some additional insight - again I will state that this is not a complete explanation seeing as consciousness is complex. Perhaps at some point I can outline ways in which analyzing the functions in this way allow one to predict behavior and states of mind with unusual accuracy.
 
#59 ·
So, in your opinion, what point is wrong in the rule? What standard do you use to correlate N with F? I think it is not true. F is a function to changes any Object with a Trigger. N/S is a function to perceive an Object. The type (conceptual/physical) of an object that is being judged is not correlated to whether the judging uses a trigger or a standard to work. Judging function can only be one of these:

1. Needs a standard which is a physical object.
2. Needs a standard which is a conceptual object.
3. Needs a trigger which is a physical object.
4. Needs a trigger which is a conceptual object.

So, how judging function works (with a standard or a trigger) is not correlated to how one perceives the standard/trigger at all. N function will perceives conceptual objects, while S function will perceives physical objects.

By "Ne as it exists for INTP is different than how it exists for an INFP", i am pretty sure you are confusing Ne function with the Objects it perceives. It is true that INTPs will have different pattern of objects as INFPs have in their mind. But the mind are just the objects one perceives by Ne/Se function and judged by any introverted judging function. Ne function is not those objects nor the pattern of them, Ne is the process to gather them. What makes the pattern of objects in INTPs mind different to those in INFPs mind is the function that they were using to Burn (see point 7.2) them into their mind. INTPs need a standard whenever they are going to Burn an object, while INFPs need a trigger whenever they are going to Burn an object. The only similarity between them is that the objects they Burn are conceptual objects of course.

By "you're cutting out the capacity for the describer to include additional information about the state of their consciousness", what kind of additional information someone may tell that doesn't conform the rule for example? Because if there is such information, this rule is nothing. But, as complex as it is that someone tells, what he really does is just bringing conceptual objects from his mind out into The World, no?
 
#66 ·
The most logical first step would be continued research before creating a thread. Next, being a programmer does guarantee being logical in all aspects of life, nor should it be guaranteed. Finally, being pure logical means you're a psychopath.

From the OP, I don't see any unique points that were made. Mostly speculative tangents were presented.
 
#67 · (Edited)
To be honest I hated it (but it made me interested so it is fine.) LOL
I can't say I disagree with your work but the whole thing seems too much like average law paragraphs. The rules are really dry and meaningless so a good "advocate" will be able to use them any way they want because they leave a lot room for interpretation.

It would be good if at least those definitions had examples for them:

3. Object refers to absolutely anything.
3.3. Physical Object is the representation of connected Objects.
3.4. Conceptual Object is the connection between Objects.
4.1. 'The World' refers to any Object (see point 3) that is currently perceived by the sensing organs.
5.1. 'The Mind' refers to any Object (see point 3) that is not currently perceived by the sensing organs.
7.2. Burning is a process to change or create any Object (see point 3) in The Mind (see point 5.1).
12. Standard is an Object (see point 3) to be (or that has been) deducted logically into another Object (see point 3). Some people may call it a premise.
13. Trigger is an Object (see point 3) to be (or that has been) inducted into another Object (see point 3).
My understanding:
3. Object = anything that can be created or perceived.
3.3. Physical Object = a chair right in front of you, a specific chair in your memory, a chair you clearly see with your eyes of imagination - for example when daydreaming. (If you insist on only the real chair being "physical" I suggest changing "Physical Object" here into "Concrete Object" because objects in memory and clear object in imagination don't really fit "Conceptual Object" definition)
3.4. Conceptual Object: word "chair", definition "A thing with 4 legs and support for back, used to sit at", a shape of chair visualized in imagination.
4.1. 'The World' - physical world.
5.1. 'The Mind' - imagination, memory, thinking.
7.2. Burning - imagining, memorizing, analyzing.
12. Standard - theory (concept, believe, suppose, value).
13. Trigger- fact (sensation, feeling, thought, memory).
 
#68 ·
Something to feast upon while I examine your schematic (I'll provide definitions for the wording in the chart in my next post):

Function
Formation
Relation
Derivation
Interpretation
Objective
Static/Dynamic
Subjective
S
Visceral (irrational)Experiential (Involved)Explicit (externals)EmpiricismSensations
(Se)
<--Static/
Dynamic-->
Impressions
(Si)
N
Visceral (irrational)Conceptual (Abstract)Interpreted (internals)IdealismTaxonomy
(Ne)
<--Static/
Dynamic-->
Ontology
(Ni)
F
Intellectual (rational)Experiential (Involved)Interpreted (internals)ConstructivismEthics
(Fe)
<--Dynamic/
Static-->
Morality
(Fi)
T
Intellectual (rational)Conceptual (Abstract)Explicit (externals)RationalismMechanics
(Te)
<--Dynamic/
Static-->
Regularity
(
Ti)
 
#76 ·
And I think we have made it to the brain in a jar concept. That is electronic signals (very similar to those from nerve impulses) from a computer are sent to a brain to convince it of reality.
The Matrix plays on this idea.

Bottom line, this wouldn't matter if reality is real or not. You will still live your life, work in a Job, find love, reach other mile stones...unless you can warp reality with your mind...
 
#77 ·
Here are some reactions to your post. I have a great interest myself in the eight cognitive functions because how we emphasize them defines us.
Actually, i want people in this thread are professional engineers, especially programmers, so we are thinking in the same logical level, i don't care your type. But if you feel like you are pure logical, you can also give a comment. I just find it is time wasting to discuss about cognitive function with people who doesn't use logic in the first place. I want the purest logician who can help me discover how the very core of cognitive functions work with a firm explanation.
How CF work is not the same as what they are. What they are is the foundation. Where they go or imply is different.

It doesn't need to be exactly the same as the definition of Jungian cognitive function, the important thing is the clarity of the system. Please tell me i am wrong ONLY if you think the system won't work, and not because it is not the same as the definition. Because i don't care about the definition. If you are the 'see this link' person, please don't comment anything.
I have eight lines on CFs of my own, one line per CF. But you don't want to see them? Go to the bottom.

To make them short, this is the very rule of cognitive functions i learned:

Fundamental
Let's put these in logical order.

3. Object refers to absolutely anything.
3.1. Object can be 'Physical Object' or 'Conceptual Object'.
3.2. No 'Physical Object' is 'Conceptual Object', and vice versa.
1. Judging Function is a function to change or create an 'Object'.
2. Perceiving Function is a function to gather an 'Object'.
Doesn't this read better?

3.3. Physical Object is the representation of connected Objects.
Is this a deduction or a definition? What are these "connected objects? What does "connection" mean and does there have to be one? What about defining this as a unified non-analyzed object?
3.4. Conceptual Object is the connection between Objects.
Connection? Isn't an object different from what is connected to it?
16. How one deciphers an Object into a Physical Object or a Conceptual Object is unknown.
Perhaps adequate induction can identify a unity and we call this a physical object. A conceptual object would be the perception of a connection aka a relation.

Extrovert and Introvert

4. Extroverted function is all about 'The World'.
4.1. 'The World' refers to any Object (see point 3) that is currently perceived by the sensing organs.
The world is a collection of all those objects?

5. Introverted function is all about 'The Mind'.

5.1. 'The Mind' refers to any Object (see point 3) that is not currently perceived by the sensing organs.
So the mind is everything else.

6. Extroverted judging function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes The World (see point 4.1).
This is a definition.
6.1. The only way one changes The World (see point 4.1) is by taking an action, therefore extroverted judging function is always an action.
Definitional?

7. Introverted judging function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes The Mind (see point 5.1).
Order change.
7.2. Burning is a process to change or create any Object (see point 3) in The Mind (see point 5.1).
7.1. The only way one changes The Mind (see point 5.1) is by 'Burning', therefore introverted judging function is always a 'Burning'.
Interesting word, "burning."


8. Extroverted perceiving function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) that gathers information of The World (see point 4.1).
9. Introverted perceiving function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) that gathers information of The Mind (see point 5.1).

Feeling and Thinking

10. Feeling function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes or creates an Object (see point 3) with 'Trigger'.
The body possesses this "trigger" you must mean.

10.1. Therefore, extroverted feeling function is any action with 'Trigger',
10.2. And introverted feeling function is any Burning (see point 7.2) with 'Trigger'.

Ordering correction:
12. Standard is an Object (see point 3) to be (or that has been) deducted logically into another Object (see point 3). Some people may call it a premise. <-- Touche!
Is a "standard" the same as a premise? I guess so.
13. Trigger is an Object (see point 3) to be (or that has been) inducted into another Object (see point 3).
Sounds good, but I'd like to see recognize this is layman's language.
11. Thinking function is a Judging Function (see point 1) that changes or creates an Object (see point 3) with 'Standard'.
11.1. Therefore, extroverted thinking function is any action with 'Standard',
11.2. And introverted thinking function is a Burning (see point 7.2) with 'Standard'.


Sensing and Intuitive

14. Sensing function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) that gathers Physical Objects (see point 3.3).
14.1. Therefore, extroverted sensing function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) that gathers Physical Objects (see point 3.3) from The World (see point 4.1),
14.2. And introverted sensing function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) that gathers Physical Objects (see point 3.3) from The Mind (see point 5.1).
15. Intuitive function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) that gathers Conceptual Objects (see point 3.4).
15.1. Therefore, extroverted intuitive function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) that gathers Conceptual Objects (see point 3.4) from The World (see point 4.1),
15.2. And introverted intuitive function is a Perceiving Function (see point 2) that gathers Conceptual Objects (see point 3.4) from The Mind (see point 5.1).

That is the rule i hold about cognitive functions. If something is wrong or something is missing, let's discuss it.
You declined a link, so I will copy what I once wrote elsewhere, just for fun:
"Fi is used to maintain life. It informs what is important to us.
Fe is used to get along with other life forms. It supports.

Se observes the environment as it immediately is.
Si observes the environment compared to what it has been.

Ne looks for environmental patterns.
Ni looks for personal patterns.

Te is used to order external environments.
Ti is used to order personal environments.

Four of these CFs are conscious serially; the other four remain unconscious as long as the top four maintain priority. How does this work? That remains to be seen."

I suppose this could be translated into what you have proposed, but yours is a more fundamental level but is hard to make deductions from.
 
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