Decision-making in the theater of consciousness: a theater metaphor for conscious experience and the holistic concept of man in understanding the user Cover Image

Podejmowanie decyzji w teatrze świadomości: teatr jako metaforyczny model świadomego doświadczenia i holistyczna koncepcja człowieka w odniesieniu d
Decision-making in the theater of consciousness: a theater metaphor for conscious experience and the holistic concept of man in understanding the user

Author(s): Pekka Pihlanto
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Księgowych w Polsce

Summary/Abstract: This article suggests the Holistic concept of man (HCM) as a basic model for dealing with human nature (Rauhala 1986). This concept is basically phenomenological. It is com-pleted here with a Theater metaphor for conscious experience presented by Baars (1997). The aim is to deepen the area covered by the HCM with the newest inventions of brain research, by combining related models. In this way, it would be possible to better understand the char-acteristics of the user of accounting information. Also, the contribution of the models to each other is dealt with. The following firs briefly introduces the HCM and secondly, the main features of the TMCE are analyzed in relation to the HCM. Finally, the models are discussed with an accounting context in mind.

  • Issue Year: 2001
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 156-169
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish