Dear LizR, The nested or tower of boxes are the result, the product of, the process. It makes sense that the product would be the opposite of the Flux, they are not the same thing. One does not start with an infinite nesting, one starts with the null set or, if we use the Laws of Form, it starts with the Void. You are thinking of the idea almost exactly backwards. :-)
On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 8:10 PM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24 January 2014 14:01, Stephen Paul King <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear LizR, >> >> The infinite nesting of boxes is one of the possible products of the >> process that Kauffman is laboring to explain. It can be equally applied to >> the construction of the natural numbers by starting with the null set and >> adding layers of brackets, or by the von Neumann >> constructor<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_number#A_standard_construction>, >> or symbols systems that make reference to themselves, ... It is, IMHO, a >> way of mathematically representing the Heraclitean notion of >> Flux<http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heraclitus/#Flu> >> . >> >> I'd say an infinite tower of boxes is exactly opposite to the Heraclitean > notion of Flux! Also, the von Neumann constructor (and similar systems) > don't *start* with an infinite nesting. So all a bit confusing. Still ... > maybe you could explain what he's getting at better than he can? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/everything-list/TBc_y2MZV5c/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > -- Kindest Regards, Stephen Paul King Senior Researcher Mobile: (864) 567-3099 [email protected] http://www.provensecure.us/ “This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may be constituted as attorney work product. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, notify sender immediately and delete this message immediately.” -- 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.
