Christophe
Menant - Home Page - - Oct 2021-
ID:
French
Independent Scholar
email: christophe [dot] menant [at] hotmail [dot] fr
Professionnal
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
consciousness
* 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.pdf, http://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
- Book: http://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.pdf, http://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