Christophe Menant - Home Page -                                 - Feb 2024-
ID: 
French 
Independent Scholar 
email: christophe [dot] menant [at] hotmail [dot] fr

Professional Activities: 
1975 -> 1979: Thomson CSF. 
(Telecommunication Development). 
1979 -> 2012: IBM France(Engineering, Manufacturing, Qualification, Program Office).

Interest with Philosophy of Mind: 
(A) Evolutionary approach to consciousnesss

*ISPSM 2023 (On-line Conference. Nov 24 – Dec 4 2023):
  “Self-consciousness, Representations, Anxiety management. Past, Present, Future”
  - Poster presentation: http://crmenant.free.fr/ISPSM-2023-C.Menant.pdf, https://philpapers.org/rec/CHRSCR-3
* ASSC 26 (New York University. June 22-25 2023):
  “Evolution of Self-consciousness, Pan-homo split and Anxiety management”
  - Poster presentation: http://crmenant.free.fr/ASSC26-2023- C.Menant.pdf, https://philpapers.org/rec/MENEOS-5
* ASSC 25 (Amsterdam July 12- 15 2022):
  “Self-consciousness, Anxiety management and Forecast. An evolutionary approach”
  - Poster presentation: http://crmenant.free.fr/ASSC25-2022-C.Menant.pdf, https://philpapers.org/rec/MENSAM-2
* ASSC 24 (Tel-Aviv, June 14-17 2021-virtual conference):
  “Reflectivity as part of an evolutionary scenario for Self-consciousness. Impact on Pre-reflective Self-consciousness”
  - Abstract: http://crmenant.free.fr/ASSC24-C.Menant-abstract.pdf
  - Poster presentation: http://crmenant.free.fr/ASSC24-C.Menant.pdf, https://philpapers.org/rec/MENRAA-4
* ESPP 2021 (Leipzig, Aug 28- Sept 3 2021-virtual conference):
  “Proposal for an evolutionary synergy linking anxiety management to self-consciousness”
  - Abstract: http://crmenant.free.fr/ESPP2021-abstract.pdf
  - Poster presentation: http://crmenant.free.fr/ESPP2021-C.Menant-Poster.pdf, https://philpapers.org/rec/MENPFA-5
* Neurex Consciousness Workshop – (Strasbourg August 30-31, 2018):
  “Proposal for an evolutionary nature of self-consciousness linked to a human specific anxiety”
 
 - Abstract:  http://crmenant.free.fr/Neurex.Strasbourg.2018.Abstract-C.Menant.pdf
  - Poster: https://philpapers.org/rec/MENPFA-4
* ASSC22 (Krakow, Poland, June 22-25 2018):
  “Self-consciousness and human evil. Proposal for an evolutionary approach”
 
- Abstract:  http://crmenant.free.fr/ASSC22-C.Menant_Abstract.pdf
  - Poster: https://philpapers.org/rec/MENSAH
* 2017 Short paper on evolutionary links between  self-consciousness and anxiety:
 
" Evolutionary Scenario linking Self-Consciousness and Anxiety Management”
  - Short paper https://philpapers.org/rec/MENESL-3
 * ASSC21 (Beijing, China, June 13th-16th, 2017):
   
"Evolutionary Threads relating Animal Life to Self-consciousness”

  - Accepted abstract for poster (not presented): http://crmenant.free.fr/ASSC21/ASSC21-Abstract.pdf
* TSC 2014 (Tucson April 2014):
   
"Consciousness of oneself as object and as subject. Proposal for an evolutionary approach"
  - Abstract: http://crmenant.free.fr/Abstract-TSC2014-C.Menant.pdf 
  - Poster: https://philpapers.org/rec/MENCOO
  - Interactive Diaporama Presentation:
http://crmenant.free.fr/TSC2014/C.Menant-TSC2014-Interactive.Diaporama.Presentation.pptm.ppsm
* 2014 Paper on the Evolution of Self-Consciousness:
 
 "Proposal for an evolutionary approach to self-consciousness"
 https://philpapers.org/rec/MENPFA-3,  
* The Status of Language in Human Cognition and Communication ( Saint Petersburg. October 11-12th, 2010):
   
"Proposal for a shared evolutionary nature of language and consciousness"  
  - Presentation: 
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENPFA-2 
* TSC 2010 (Tucson April 2010):
 
"Evolutionary Advantages of Inter-subjectivity and Self-Consciousness through Improvements of Action Programs"
  - Abstract: http://crmenant.free.fr/TSC2010/AbstractTSC2010.pdf 
  - Poster: https://philpapers.org/rec/MENEAO
* ASSC 12- 2008 (Taipei, June 2008):
  " Evolution as connecting first-person and third-person perspectives of consciousness" 
  - Poster:
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENEAC, http://crmenant.free.fr/ASSC12/C.Menant-ASSC12-Poster.pdf
* AAAI 2007 Fall Symposia (Arlington, Nov 2007):
   " Proposal for an Approach to Artificial Consciousness Based on Self-Consciousness" 
  - Poster
http://crmenant.free.fr/AAAI-2007/Artificial-Consciousness.Christophe-Menant.pdf
  - Position paper: https://philpapers.org/rec/MENPFA,  http://www.aaai.org/Papers/Symposia/Fall/2007/FS-07-01/FS07-01-020.pdf
 * ASSC 10 - (Oxford, June 2006): 
   "Evolution of Representations and Inter-subjectivity as sources of the Self. An Introduction to the Nature of Self-  
     Consciousness"

  - Poster:
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENEOR,  http://crmenant.free.fr/ASSC10/Poster.pdf https://philpapers.org/rec/MENEOR
* TSC 2006 (Tucson, April 2006):
   "Evolution of Representations. From Basic Life to Self-representation and Self-consciousness"
  - Poster: 
http://crmenant.free.fr/TSC2006/Poster.pdf , http://cogprints.org/4843/ ,  https://philpapers.org/rec/MENEOR-2
* TSC 2005 (Copenhagen, August 2005):
   "Evolution and Mirror Neurons. An Introduction to the Nature of Self-Consciousness" 
  - Presentation: 
http://crmenant.free.fr/TSC2005-Presentation/Charts.pdfhttp://cogprints.org/4533/, https://philpapers.org/rec/MENEAM
* TSC 2004 (Tucson, April 2004):
    "Performances of Self Awareness used to explain the Evolutionary Advantages of Consciousness". 
  - Poster: 
http://crmenant.free.fr/Tucson.2004.Print/http://cogprints.org/3715/,  https://philpapers.org/rec/MENPOS

(B) Systemic approach to information and meaning

 * MGS Short paper (2020):
  
"Introduction to a Systemic Theory of Meaning" (March 2020):
    - Short paper:
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENITA-7, http://crmenant.free.fr/MGS-Short.Paper-March.2020

* IS4SI 2017. Third International Conference on Philosophy of Information (Gothenburg, Sweden, 12-16 June 2017):
   "Meaning generation for animals, humans and artificial agents. An evolutionary perspective on the philosophy of
     information”

   - Extended Abstract:
http://crmenant.free.fr/IS4SI-2017-ICPI-Extended-Abstract.pdf
   - Presentation:
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENMGF-3, http://crmenant.free.fr/IS4SI-2017-ICPI-Presentation.pdf
* IS4SI 2017. Symposium on Theoretical Information Studies (Gothenburg, Sweden, 12-16 June 2017):
   "Information, constraint and meaning from pre-biotic world to a possible post-human one. An evolutionary approach" 
  - Extended Abstract:
https://sciforum.net/manuscripts/4033/manuscript.pdf
  - Presentation:  https://philpapers.org/rec/MENICA-2, http://crmenant.free.fr/IS4SI-2017-TIS-Presentation.pdf
* Unpublished paper on Constructive biosemiotics (2019):
   "Constraint satisfaction, agency and meaning generation as an evolutionary framework for a constructive biosemiotics" 
   - Abstract:
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENCSA-2
* Gatherings in Biosemiotics 2016 (Prague 4th-8th July 2016):
   "Meaning generation for constraint satisfaction. An evolutionary thread for biosemiotics" 
   - Presentation: 
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENMGF-2, http://crmenant.free.fr/Biosemiotics-Gatherings-2016.pdf
* Gatherings in Biosemiotics 2015 (Copenhagen 30 June to 4 July 2015):
   "Biosemiotics, Aboutness of Meaning and Bio-Intentionality. Proposal for an Evolutionary Approach" 
  - Presentation: 
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENBAM-2,  http://crmenant.free.fr/Biosemiotics2015/Biosemiotics-2015-Presentation.pdf
* 5th Research Workshop on Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive Science (Madrid 23rd -24th April 2015):
   "Life, Local Constraints and Meaning Generation. An Evolutionary Approach to Cognition" 
  - Submitted Abstract: 
http://crmenant.free.fr/5th-PBCS/5th-PBCS-Menant.pdf
* MGS Short paper (2014):
 
 "Introduction to a Systemic Theory of Meaning" (2014):
  - Short paper:
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENITA-5  http://crmenant.free.fr/MGS/Short.paper.July.2014.pdf
* AISB/IACAP World Congress 2012- Alan Turing 2012 (Birmingham July 2-6 2012):
  "Turing Test, Chinese Room Argument, Symbol Grounding Problem. Meanings in Artificial Agents" 
  - Publication (APA Newsletter fall 2013): https://philpapers.org/rec/MENTTC-2
  - Presentation: http://crmenant.free.fr/IACAP-AISB2012-C.Menant-050712.pdf
  - Symposium Proceedings: http://www.mrtc.mdh.se/~gdc/work/AISB-IACAP-2012/NaturalComputingProceedings-2012-06-22.pdf
* CogSys 2012 (Vienna Feb 22&23 2012): 
   "Autonomy as Management of Meaningful Information for Constraints Satisfaction. Proposal for an Evolutionary
   Approach" 
   - Poster: http://crmenant.free.fr/CogSys2012/C.Menant-Poster.pdf 
* Fifth EUCogII Members Conference (Groningen, 10-11.10.2011):
 
 "Evolution of constraint satisfaction and human autonomy”
   
http:/crmenant.free.fr/EUCogII/C.Menant-EuCogII-Groningen.10-11.10.2011.pdf
* IACAP 2011 (Aarhus University – July 4-6, 2011): 
   "Cognition as management of meaningful information. Proposal for an evolutionary approach " 
  - Presentation
 http://cogprints.org/7584/http://crmenant.free.fr/IACAP2011/C.Menant-Presentation.pdf, https://philpapers.org/rec/MENCAM-6
*First European Summer School on Life & Cognition* (San Sebastian 22nd-26th June 2010):
  "Introduction to a Systemic Theory of Meaning"
   
http://crmenant.free.fr/San.Sebastian/C.Menant-Summer.School-June.2010.pdf 
* Information and Computation (Book chapter, World Scientific,2011): 
   "Computation on Information, Meaning and Representations. An Evolutionary Approach" 
   - Book chapter
: https://philpapers.org/rec/MENCOI,   http://crmenant.free.fr/2009BookChapter/10-Menant.pdf 
   - Bookhttp://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/7637
* CogSys 2010 (Zurich Jan 27&28 2010): 
   "Grounding of meaning in sensori-motor process " 
   - Poster:
 http://crmenant.free.fr/CogSys2010/C.Menant-CogSys.2010-Poster.pdfhttp://cogprints.org/6818/ 
 * MGS Short paper (2010):
 
  "Introduction to a Systemic Theory of Meaning" (2010):
    - Short paper:
 https://philarchive.org/rec/MENITA-2
* First EUCogII Members Conference (Hamburg, 10-11.10.2009) - Flash talk -: 
   "Sensorimotor process with constraint satisfaction. Grounding of meaning"
     http://crmenant.free.fr/EUCogII/C.Menant-EUCogII-Hamburg.10-11.10.2009.pdf , http://cogprints.org/6820/, https://philpapers.org/rec/MENSPW
* MGS Short paper (2008):
 
"Introduction to a Systemic Theory of Meaning" (2008)
   - Short paper:
https://philpapers.org/rec/MENITA 
 
* E-CAP 08 (Montpellier, June 2008):
 
From meaningful information to representations, enaction and cognition" 
   - Extended Abstract
http://crmenant.free.fr/ECAP08.Abstract/index.HTM 
   - Presentation: 
http://crmenant.free.fr/ECAP08-Presentation/Charts.pdf , http://cogprints.org/6108/, https://philpapers.org/rec/MENFMI-2
* Foundations of Information Sciences (Paris, July 2005):
 " Information and Meaning in Life, Humans and Robots"
   - Presentation
http://crmenant.free.fr/FIS2005-ENSTA-Presentation-/Charts.pdf:, https://philpapers.org/rec/MENIAM
   - Position paper: 
http://www.mdpi.org/fis2005/F.45.paper.pdf , http://cogprints.org/4531/ 
* Working Document (July 2003):
 
" Essay on a Systemic Theory of Meaning"(2003):
    
http://crmenant.free.fr/ 
* Biosemiotics 3 (Copenhagen, July 2003):
 
"Evolution of meaningful information generation through the evolution of life" 
 - Presentation: https://philpapers.org/rec/MENEOM,  http://crmenant.free.fr/Biosemiotics3/INDEX.HTM http://cogprints.org/3714/
* Groupe de Travail AFSCET (Paris, Juin 2003):
 
Introduction à une théorie systémique de la signification"
 - Presentation: http://www.afscet.asso.fr/SBSMenant.pdf 
* Entropy 2003, 5, 193-204: 
   " Information and Meaning" https://philpapers.org/rec/MENIAM-2,  http://www.mdpi.org/entropy/papers/e5020193.pdf
* Fifth European System Science Congress (Heraklion, Oct 2002): 
   "Introduction to a Systemic Theory of Meaning" (2002)
 - Presentation: " 
http://www.afscet.asso.fr/resSystemica/Crete02/Menant.pdf   
* Biosemiotics 2 
(Tartu, May 2002:)
   "From Biosemiotics to Semiotics"
   https://philpapers.org/rec/MENFBT, http://crmenant.free.fr/Tartu/Index.htm 
* Foundations of Information Sciences (Electronic Conference April 2002) :
   "Information and Meaning"
 http://crmenant.free.fr/FIScience/Index.htm