Owen, Sorry. couldn't see how this was relevant.
N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, Clark University ([email protected]) http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ http://www.cusf.org [City University of Santa Fe] > [Original Message] > From: Owen Densmore <[email protected]> > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> > Date: 4/9/2010 10:50:06 AM > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction > > On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:10 PM, John Kennison <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Leigh, > > <snip> > Nick introduced me to Rosenâs âLife Itselfâ and I have skimmed some articles by Rosen. I am both fascinated and disappointed by Rosenâs work. Fascinated by what Rosen says about the need to develop radically different kinds of models to deal with biological phenomena and disappointed by Rosenâs heavy-handed stabs at developing such models. And yet still stimulated because I have enough ego to believe that with my mathematical and category-theoretic background, I might succeed where Rosen failed. Category theory has been mentioned several times, especially in the early days of friam. Could you help us out and discuss how it could be applied here? CT certainly looks fascinating but thus far I've failed to grasp it. I'd love a concrete example (like how to address Rosen's world) of it's use, and possibly a good introduction (book, article). ---- Owen I am an iPad, resistance is futile! ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
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