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This chapter links the analysis of Justification Systems Theory (JUST) to the domain of Mind3 (i.e., self-conscious justifications), the ontology of human persons, and the Culture-Person plane of existence on the Tree of Knowledge System. It starts by reviewing how and why JUST aligns with several prominent analyses for defining personhood, which can be summarized as entities that have the capacity to self-reflect and justify their actions on the social stage. The chapter then shows how the Unified Theory of Knowledge aligns with folk psychology via framing human discourse by the dynamics of investment, influence, and justification (i.e., “JII dynamics”). The analysis is strengthened via research in social psychology that conclusively demonstrates that Mind3 can be framed as a justifying mind in a social context concerned with social influence and relational value. The chapter then shifts to the Culture-Person plane of existence and clarifies why the distinction between small “c” culture as learned and shared mental behavioral repertoires and capital “C” Culture as large-scale systems of justification is crucial. The chapter ends via a zoomed-out macroscopic perspective that frames the evolution of cultural justification systems over the past 50,000 years.
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Henriques, G. (2022). Mind3 and the Culture-Person Plane of Existence. In: A New Synthesis for Solving the Problem of Psychology. Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18493-2_15
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