An implication of Einstein’s conceptualisation of spacetime when considering entities, such as hu... more An implication of Einstein’s conceptualisation of spacetime when considering entities, such as human beings, is not simply to conceive of entities occupying space for a span of time but as entities made up of spacetime (material). A human being from this perspective does not simply occupy space for the duration of the time of one’s life but rather one is constituted, is a being, in part, made of spacetime as a relative notion. From this perspective this paper draws attention to the causal role of agents as seen from the agency of individuals construed in terms of Space-Time-Energy-Motion (STEM) entities. Each STEM, that is each human, is construed as a causal agent whilst concurrently embodying the measure of self corresponding to an individuated and conceptually unique Signature-Energy-Frequency (SEF), a corollary of Planck’s Constant. Against this background an analysis is made of Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time exploring the sense of authentic being contrasted against the ‘they-self’ (Das-man) though arguably in some ways is the counterpoint to authentic being. This analysis draws on Heidegger’s conceptualisation of the ‘understanding’ construed relative to some state-of-mind, a process inclusive of the temporality of state-of-mind and the temporality of being. Since Heidegger’s examination explores the modes-of-being to establish that existentially ‘being-thrown’ (thrownness) means finding oneself in some state-of-mind or other.
These substantive metaphors provide a conceptual framework that simultaneously combines the ontology of being with an ethic of conduct enabling the exploration of the time/s of our lives gleaned through a normative approach to understanding authentic causal agency. The concept of STEM as an operative term provides dual meanings whereby the acronym, STEM, is constitutive of human beings whilst concurrently standing for the STEM (branching being – employed as an intransitive verb) of causal agency. The time/s of our lives involves Being-in-the-world, as engaged participants, beings who understand themselves relative to that with which it is that each one of us is concerned and cares.
Perhaps the most resistant and the most perplexing question about life concerns the nature of ... more Perhaps the most resistant and the most perplexing question about life concerns the nature of the origin of organic life. Insight into the possible replicating mechanism namely an autocatalytic polymer came to light when the question was explored in the work of Stuart Kauffman et al (1986; 1993). The aim of this paper is somewhat similar though recognising that the approach and methodology differ. In this paper I draw from David Bohm’s interpretation of quantum theory to provide an adapted and adjunct conceptual scheme in the form of a Triple-Aspect-Theory (TAT) of Being as a grounding ontology. David Bohm presented a holistic view of two interwoven orders of existence defined as the Explicate material world and the Implicate (quantum) enfolded world from which the former materialises. Consistent with David Bohm’s idea that matter at a fundamental level consists of a kind of protointelligence, the TAT facilitates a perspective based on aspect conditions of the human organism intended to furnish an explanation of the constitutive mechanism (TAT) inherent in the evolving human being. The TAT operates as an organising principle by which it is suggested evolution inherently proceeds and maintains itself in an interactive relation between the Implicate and Explicate orders. The accumulated effect of natural selection is to produce adaptations, but without an organising principle: ‘Consciousness’, ‘Body-of-Experience’ and ‘Intellect-Reflective’ (the terms for the engaged coexistent aspects of being) it is argued could not occur.
Perhaps the most resistant and the most perplexing question about life concerns the nature of ... more Perhaps the most resistant and the most perplexing question about life concerns the nature of the origin of organic life. Insight into the possible replicating mechanism namely an autocatalytic polymer came to light when the question was explored in the work of Stuart Kauffman et al (1986; 1993). The aim of this paper is somewhat similar though recognising that the approach and methodology differ. In this paper I draw from David Bohm’s interpretation of quantum theory to provide an adapted and adjunct conceptual scheme in the form of a Triple-Aspect-Theory (TAT) of Being as a grounding ontology. David Bohm presented a holistic view of two interwoven orders of existence defined as the Explicate material world and the Implicate (quantum) enfolded world from which the former materialises. Consistent with David Bohm’s idea that matter at a fundamental level consists of a kind of protointelligence, the TAT facilitates a perspective based on aspect conditions of the human organism intended to furnish an explanation of the constitutive mechanism (TAT) inherent in the evolving human being. The TAT operates as an organising principle by which it is suggested evolution inherently proceeds and maintains itself in an interactive relation between the Implicate and Explicate orders. The accumulated effect of natural selection is to produce adaptations, but without an organising principle: ‘Consciousness’, ‘Body-of-Experience’ and ‘Intellect-Reflective’ (the terms for the engaged coexistent aspects of being) it is argued could not occur.
An implication of Einstein’s conceptualisation of spacetime when considering entities, such as hu... more An implication of Einstein’s conceptualisation of spacetime when considering entities, such as human beings, is not simply to conceive of entities occupying space for a span of time but as entities made up of spacetime (material). A human being from this perspective does not simply occupy space for the duration of the time of one’s life but rather one is constituted, is a being, in part, made of spacetime as a relative notion. From this perspective this paper draws attention to the causal role of agents as seen from the agency of individuals construed in terms of Space-Time-Energy-Motion (STEM) entities. Each STEM, that is each human, is construed as a causal agent whilst concurrently embodying the measure of self corresponding to an individuated and conceptually unique Signature-Energy-Frequency (SEF), a corollary of Planck’s Constant. Against this background an analysis is made of Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time exploring the sense of authentic being contrasted against the ‘they-self’ (Das-man) though arguably in some ways is the counterpoint to authentic being. This analysis draws on Heidegger’s conceptualisation of the ‘understanding’ construed relative to some state-of-mind, a process inclusive of the temporality of state-of-mind and the temporality of being. Since Heidegger’s examination explores the modes-of-being to establish that existentially ‘being-thrown’ (thrownness) means finding oneself in some state-of-mind or other.
These substantive metaphors provide a conceptual framework that simultaneously combines the ontology of being with an ethic of conduct enabling the exploration of the time/s of our lives gleaned through a normative approach to understanding authentic causal agency. The concept of STEM as an operative term provides dual meanings whereby the acronym, STEM, is constitutive of human beings whilst concurrently standing for the STEM (branching being – employed as an intransitive verb) of causal agency. The time/s of our lives involves Being-in-the-world, as engaged participants, beings who understand themselves relative to that with which it is that each one of us is concerned and cares.
Perhaps the most resistant and the most perplexing question about life concerns the nature of ... more Perhaps the most resistant and the most perplexing question about life concerns the nature of the origin of organic life. Insight into the possible replicating mechanism namely an autocatalytic polymer came to light when the question was explored in the work of Stuart Kauffman et al (1986; 1993). The aim of this paper is somewhat similar though recognising that the approach and methodology differ. In this paper I draw from David Bohm’s interpretation of quantum theory to provide an adapted and adjunct conceptual scheme in the form of a Triple-Aspect-Theory (TAT) of Being as a grounding ontology. David Bohm presented a holistic view of two interwoven orders of existence defined as the Explicate material world and the Implicate (quantum) enfolded world from which the former materialises. Consistent with David Bohm’s idea that matter at a fundamental level consists of a kind of protointelligence, the TAT facilitates a perspective based on aspect conditions of the human organism intended to furnish an explanation of the constitutive mechanism (TAT) inherent in the evolving human being. The TAT operates as an organising principle by which it is suggested evolution inherently proceeds and maintains itself in an interactive relation between the Implicate and Explicate orders. The accumulated effect of natural selection is to produce adaptations, but without an organising principle: ‘Consciousness’, ‘Body-of-Experience’ and ‘Intellect-Reflective’ (the terms for the engaged coexistent aspects of being) it is argued could not occur.
Perhaps the most resistant and the most perplexing question about life concerns the nature of ... more Perhaps the most resistant and the most perplexing question about life concerns the nature of the origin of organic life. Insight into the possible replicating mechanism namely an autocatalytic polymer came to light when the question was explored in the work of Stuart Kauffman et al (1986; 1993). The aim of this paper is somewhat similar though recognising that the approach and methodology differ. In this paper I draw from David Bohm’s interpretation of quantum theory to provide an adapted and adjunct conceptual scheme in the form of a Triple-Aspect-Theory (TAT) of Being as a grounding ontology. David Bohm presented a holistic view of two interwoven orders of existence defined as the Explicate material world and the Implicate (quantum) enfolded world from which the former materialises. Consistent with David Bohm’s idea that matter at a fundamental level consists of a kind of protointelligence, the TAT facilitates a perspective based on aspect conditions of the human organism intended to furnish an explanation of the constitutive mechanism (TAT) inherent in the evolving human being. The TAT operates as an organising principle by which it is suggested evolution inherently proceeds and maintains itself in an interactive relation between the Implicate and Explicate orders. The accumulated effect of natural selection is to produce adaptations, but without an organising principle: ‘Consciousness’, ‘Body-of-Experience’ and ‘Intellect-Reflective’ (the terms for the engaged coexistent aspects of being) it is argued could not occur.
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These substantive metaphors provide a conceptual framework that simultaneously combines the ontology of being with an ethic of conduct enabling the exploration of the time/s of our lives gleaned through a normative approach to understanding authentic causal agency. The concept of STEM as an operative term provides dual meanings whereby the acronym, STEM, is constitutive of human beings whilst concurrently standing for the STEM (branching being – employed as an intransitive verb) of causal agency. The time/s of our lives involves Being-in-the-world, as engaged participants, beings who understand themselves relative to that with which it is that each one of us is concerned and cares.
Keywords: Triple-Aspect-Theory, Consciousness, Biophysical Organising Principle
Keywords: Triple-Aspect-Theory, Consciousness, Biophysical Organising Principle
These substantive metaphors provide a conceptual framework that simultaneously combines the ontology of being with an ethic of conduct enabling the exploration of the time/s of our lives gleaned through a normative approach to understanding authentic causal agency. The concept of STEM as an operative term provides dual meanings whereby the acronym, STEM, is constitutive of human beings whilst concurrently standing for the STEM (branching being – employed as an intransitive verb) of causal agency. The time/s of our lives involves Being-in-the-world, as engaged participants, beings who understand themselves relative to that with which it is that each one of us is concerned and cares.
Keywords: Triple-Aspect-Theory, Consciousness, Biophysical Organising Principle
Keywords: Triple-Aspect-Theory, Consciousness, Biophysical Organising Principle