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All Process, No Paradox • 9

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

In the midst of this strife, whereat the halls of Ilúvatar shook and a tremor ran out into the silences yet unmoved, Ilúvatar arose a third time, and his face was terrible to behold.  Then he raised up both his … Continue reading →

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All Process, No Paradox • 8

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

These are the forms of time, which imitates eternity and revolves according to a law of number. Plato • Timaeus Re: Laws of Form • Seth • James Bowery (1) (2) (3) • Lyle Anderson Dear Seth, James, Lyle, Nothing … Continue reading →

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All Process, No Paradox • 7

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Unlike more superficial forms of expertise, mathematics is a way of saying less and less about more and more.  A mathematical text is thus not an end in itself, but a key to a world beyond the compass of ordinary … Continue reading →

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All Process, No Paradox • 6

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Jon Awbrey

Re: R.J. Lipton • Anti-Social Networks Re: Lou Kauffman • Iterants, Imaginaries, Matrices Comments I made elsewhere about computer science and (anti-)social networks have a connection with the work in progress on this thread, so it may steal a march … Continue reading →

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All Process, No Paradox • 5

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Jon Awbrey

In the midst of this strife, whereat the halls of Ilúvatar shook and a tremor ran out into the silences yet unmoved, Ilúvatar arose a third time, and his face was terrible to behold.  Then he raised up both his … Continue reading →

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All Process, No Paradox • 4

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Jon Awbrey

Thus began the Days of the Bliss of Valinor; and thus began also the Count of Time. Tolkien • Quenta Silmarillion While looking for something else on the web, I ran across an old note I had written in reply … Continue reading →

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All Process, No Paradox • 3

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Jon Awbrey

Consider what effects that might conceivably have practical bearings you conceive the objects of your conception to have.  Then, your conception of those effects is the whole of your conception of the object. Charles S. Peirce • “Issues of Pragmaticism” … Continue reading →

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All Process, No Paradox • 2

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Jon Awbrey

These are the forms of time, which imitates eternity and revolves according to a law of number. Plato • Timaeus Re: Lou Kauffman • Iterants, Imaginaries, Matrices As serendipity would have it, Lou Kauffman, who knows a lot about the … Continue reading →

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All Process, No Paradox • 1

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Jon Awbrey

This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. Tolkien • The Hobbit Talking about time is a waste of time.  Time … Continue reading →

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Ask Meno Questions • Code Meno Code

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Jon Awbrey

Adapted from Prospects for Inquiry Driven Systems The Trees, The Forest A sticking point of the whole discussion has just been reached. In the idyllic setting of a knowledge field the question of systematic inquiry takes on the following form: … Continue reading →

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