Order and Change: the end of an error?
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Lecture at conference "The many facets of Time", discussing how Peirce's 'thirdness' may relate to an important type of order not generally recognised at this time in physics.
Imperial College's video of this lecture is available at http://panopto.imperial.ac.uk/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=98d2f0c3-af0c-4c7f-8e84-8a67f3680943 (short cut: bit.ly/the-end-of-an-error) |
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| Created: | 2014-10-16 21:29 | ||||
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| Collection: | Brian Josephson's lecture collection | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge | ||||
| Copyright: | Professor Brian David Josephson | ||||
| Language: | eng (English) | ||||
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| Keywords: | Thirdness; Peirce; Platonism; Structure building; Circular theory; | ||||
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| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 | ||||
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| Abstract: | Since the time of Newton, physicists have taken it for granted that change is governed by some specific formula, an assumption that has now become problematic. An alternative discussed here, involving Peirce's 'thirdness' [1] together with the ideas of Yardley [2], has as its basis the idea that reality is much influenced by the way parts work together to form wholes. The emergence of language provides a striking illustration of such a process at work. To understand the phenomena of mathematics and music on a similar basis appears to require these mechanisms to function in a subtler domain, which we identify with the Platonic realm. The latter may also have a part to play in the phenomena studied in physics, with meaning and intention playing an important role, typically disregarded in science.
[1] 'Thirdness'. From the Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. http://www.commens.org/dictionary/term/thirdness [2] Ilexa Yardley, The Circular Theory, http://www.circular-theory.com/ |
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