Elements of the Theory of Rational-Sensible Systems

The article raises the question of the sense of the existence of systems-a topic raised in existential philosophy and psychology and undeservedly untouched by researchers of systems. Sense can change the system, its motivation, structure, etc., i.e. change the ratio of basic components. In this regard, it was proposed to consider, in addition to the traditional rational block, a sensible block, i.e. block of values. The value is indicated in the article as a "sensible object" because, on the one hand, it is taken out of the system, on the other hand, the issue of the consistency of a sensible object is not considered in the article. At the same time, it was decided to include a sensible object and a rational-sensible system in a rational-sensible complex. The sensible component is represented in the system as a "sensible model"-a logical and mathematical description of a sensible object, but not identical to it. The mathematical apparatus is necessary for the rational-sensible system, first of all, for modeling the value structure; therefore, mathematics and ontology in this regard are close to each other. On the other hand, the sensible model is contingent on the sensible object, which explains the difference in the motivation of rational-sensible systems aimed at one sensible object. The main objective of this article is to present elements of the theory of rational-sensible systems for their possible subsequent mathematization. However, without preliminary fundamental research, such attempts would be unreasonable. The article also discusses the possibility of predicting the behavior of a rational-sensible model. It shows that, on the one hand, the possibilities of prediction based on a detailed study of a sensible model are significantly increasing, on the other hand, the presence of an internal component resembling a thing-in-itself only increases uncertainty in such forecasts. Finally, the article raises the problem of developing a sensible model. In the development, presumably, an essential point is the conflicts of the sensible model and the sensible object, capable of transforming the status and content of the sensible model in the structure of the rational-sensible system. Despite all of the above, the theory of rational-sensible systems needs a more detailed study; therefore, it is probably not worth drawing conclusions at this stage of the research.

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