FORWARD Re: [Fis] Post-concluding remarks:Realism/anturealism: Laws of nature? (fwd)

2006-10-26 Thread Robert Ulanowicz
luding remarks:Realism/anturealism: Laws of nature? Bob -- fis is rejecting my e-mails as spam, so I thoubht I would send this to you. If you reply, you can send it to fis. Thanks! STAN I will react below to Bob's staement: >On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Guy A Hoelzer wrote: > >> I doubt w

Re: [Fis] Post-concluding remarks:Realism/anturealism: Laws of nature?

2006-10-26 Thread Robert Ulanowicz
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Guy A Hoelzer wrote: > I doubt we disagree in substance here, but I would take issue with the > statement that "there are no laws for biology in the same sense as the > laws of physics", because I think the laws of physics apply in all > realms. In other words, the laws of ph

Re: [Fis] Post-concluding remarks:Realism/anturealism: Laws of nature?

2006-10-26 Thread Guy A Hoelzer
Hi Bob, I doubt we disagree in substance here, but I would take issue with the statement that "there are no laws for biology in the same sense as the laws of physics", because I think the laws of physics apply in all realms. In other words, the laws of physics are not limited to physics in an exc

Re: [Fis] Post-concluding remarks:Realism/anturealism: Laws of nature?

2006-10-26 Thread Robert Ulanowicz
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Andrei Khrennikov wrote: > If we follow the line of Arne of realism/antirealism, then what should > we say about LAWS OF NATURE? I think that we would come to the > conclusion that there is no such laws at all. Such a conclusion is not > astonishing in the light of modern view

[Fis] Post-concluding remarks:Realism/anturealism: Laws of nature?

2006-10-25 Thread Andrei Khrennikov
Dear Collegues, Thank you for intensive reply to concluding part of our discussion on classical and quantum information which was finally transformed in essentially more general discussion on meaning of information and realist\'s dilemma. Finally, after reading all replies, I am not su