The aim of this study is to introduce and explain two dimensions of reality which, insofar as they structure thought, are typically excluded from our thought contents. The first is related to the order of spatial scales and the second is related to the order of temporal scales. We introduce two additional coordinate axes, one for the spatial scales and one for the temporal scales, to represent these orders. Various geometrical, physical, and systemic aspects of these new dimensions are treated, as well as the related concept of (a hierarchy of) functional or descriptional levels and the role of interaction between them. Using the scale perspective may contribute to developing a model of consciousness that is at once specific and allows for the infinite complexity and subjective contents which seem to undermine purely mechanistic models of consciousness.
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