On 21 January 2014 17:51, Stephen Paul King <[email protected]>wrote:
> Dear LizR, > > Did the notion of an Eigenform, as defined, make sense to you? > > Heinz performs the magic trick of convincing us that the familiar objects > of our > existence can be seen to be nothing more than tokens for the behaviors of > the organism > that apparently create stable forms. These stabilities persist, for that > organism, as an > observing system. This is not to deny an underlying reality that is the > source of > objects, but rather to emphasize the role of process, and the role of the > organism in the > production of a living map, a map that is so sensitive that map and > territory are > conjoined. Von Foerster’s (1981a-d) book and papers were instrumental in > pioneering > the field of second-order cybernetics. > The notion of an eigenform is inextricably linked with second-order > cybernetics. > One starts on the road to such a concept as soon as one begins to consider > a pattern of > patterns, the form of form or the cybernetics of cybernetics. Such > concepts appear to > close around upon themselves, and at the same time they lead outward. They > suggest > the possibility of transcending the boundaries of a system from a locus > that might have > been within the system until the circular concept is called into being. > But then the > boundaries have turned inside out, and the inside is the outside. > Forms are created from the concatenation of operations upon themselves and > objects > are not objects at all, but rather indications of processes. Upon > encountering an object as > such a form of creation, you are compelled to ask: How is that object > created? How is it > designed? What do I do to produce it? What is the network of productions? > Where is the > home of that object? In what context does it exist? How am I involved in > its creation? > > The above hints at some sort of sense - it isn't something I could (quite) dismiss as postmodern nonsense, for example - but I think I can safely answer your question - "no, please resubmit in plain English!" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
