Categorical Ontology of Complex Spacetime Structures: The Emergence of Life and Human Consciousness.
Abstract  A categorical ontology of space and time is presented for emergent biosystems, super-complex dynamics, evolution and human consciousness. Relational structures of organisms and the human mind are naturally represented in non-abelian categories and higher dimensional algebra. The ascent o...
| Publicado en: | Axiomathes: Global Philosophy Vol. 17; no. 3/4; pp. 223 - 353 |
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Dec2007
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=28044312&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 28044312 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 11221151 ODF jtl: Axiomathes: Global Philosophy issn: 11221151 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2007 vid: 17 iid: 3/4 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 28044312 10.1007/s10516-007-9011-2 ppf: 223 ppct: 130 formats: tig: atl: Categorical Ontology of Complex Spacetime Structures: The Emergence of Life and Human Consciousness. aug: au: I. Baianu R. Brown J. Glazebrook affil: University of Illinois at UrbanaâChampaign FSHN and NPRE Departments, AFCâNMR and NIR Microspectroscopy Facility Urbana IL 61801 USA University of Wales School of Informatics Dean St. Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 1UT UK Eastern Illinois University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science 600 Lincoln Ave. Charleston IL 61920-3099 USA su: Ontology Spacetime Algebraic topology Consciousness sug: subj: Ontology Spacetime Algebraic topology Consciousness ab: Abstract  A categorical ontology of space and time is presented for emergent biosystems, super-complex dynamics, evolution and human consciousness. Relational structures of organisms and the human mind are naturally represented in non-abelian categories and higher dimensional algebra. The ascent of man and other organisms through adaptation, evolution and social co-evolution is viewed in categorical terms as variable biogroupoid representations of evolving species. The unifying theme of local-to-global approaches to organismic development, evolution and human consciousness leads to novel patterns of relations that emerge in super- and ultra- complex systems in terms of colimits of biogroupoids, and more generally, as compositions of local procedures to be defined in terms of locally Lie groupoids. Solutions to such local-to-global problems in highly complex systems with âbroken symmetryâ may be found with the help of generalized van Kampen theorems in algebraic topology such as the Higher Homotopy van Kampen theorem (HHvKT). Primordial organism structures are predicted from the simplest metabolic-repair systems extended to self-replication through autocatalytic reactions. The intrinsic dynamic âasymmetryâ of genetic networks in organismic development and evolution is investigated in terms of categories of many-valued, ÅukasiewiczâMoisil logic algebras and then compared with those obtained for (non-commutative) quantum logics. The claim is defended in this essay that human consciousness is unique and should be viewed as an ultra-complex, global process of processes. The emergence of consciousness and its existence seem dependent upon an extremely complex structural and functional unit with an asymmetric network topology and connectivitiesâthe human brainâthat developed through societal co-evolution, elaborate language/symbolic communication and âvirtualâ, higher dimensional, non-commutative processes involving separate space and time perceptions. Philosophical theories of the mind are approached from the theory of levels and ultra-complexity viewpoints which throw new light on previous representational hypotheses and proposed semantic models in cognitive science. Anticipatory systems and complex causality at the top levels of reality are also discussed in the context of the ontological theory of levels with its complex/entangled/intertwined ramifications in psychology, sociology and ecology. The presence of strange attractors in modern society dynamics gives rise to very serious concerns for the future of mankind and the continued persistence of a multi-stable biosphere. A paradigm shift towards non-commutative, or non-Abelian, theories of highly complex dynamics is suggested to unfold now in physics, mathematics, life and cognitive sciences, thus leading to the realizations of higher dimensional algebras in neurosciences and psychology, as well as in human genomics, bioinformatics and interactomics. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2007 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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