The Meta-Trio: Thought, Mind and Consciousness.
‘Meta’, from the Greek, originally meant ‘Beyond’ as in Aristotle’s ‘Metaphysics’. Lately though it is a prefix assigned to reflective, self-referential states. Metadata is ‘Data about data’; Metatext is ‘Text about text’.
There are two aspects which define the Meta-Trio:
First, their self-referential nature. And second, their intimate, inviolable relationship to ‘Me’.
Any trek requires extensive time spent in intimate [and not always pleasant] proximity with these three fellows. So let’s take a few Posts to get to know them.
Wouldn’t you know, now there is a new word, sophisticated and mysterious, heard in Academic corridors called ‘Metacognition’. I’ll leave you to figure it out once you’ve read these Posts.
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