Dear Colleagues,
the discussion about complexity leads us back to our basic assumptions. The
core point appears to be, how we perceive a): the world, and b): what we
think about the world, and c): how a) and b) fit together. This can be
formalised into a) how we feel, b) how we think, c) how
Guy wrote: I agree with Loet and Pedro that it seems important to
distinguish between
environmental constraints (including material constraints emanating from
the
qualities of components of a system) and self-imposed limitations
associated
with the particular path taken as a dynamical system
Guy -- Yes, you are right. But I was reacting to Pedro's The realm of
economy is almost pure information. Some aspects of an economy must be
seen to be dynamics, not just all of it pure constraints (here I reference
Pattee's 'dynamics / constraints' dichotomy). It is during the dynamics
that