Biological Observer-Participation and Wheeler's 'Law without Law'
Abstract
It is argued that at a sufficiently deep level the conventional quantitative approach to the study of nature faces difficult problems, and that biological processes should be seen as more fundamental, in a way that can be elaborated on the basis of Peircean semiotics and Yardley's Circular Theory. In such a world-view, Wheeler's observer-participation and emergent law arise naturally, rather than having to be imposed artificially. This points the way to a deeper understanding of nature, where meaning has a fundamental role to play that is invisible to quantitative science.
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@article{arxiv.1108.4860,
title = {Biological Observer-Participation and Wheeler's 'Law without Law'},
author = {Brian D. Josephson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.4860},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
One wonders why this paper, based on a talk at the ACIB '11 conference, was designated 'inappropriate for cross-listing' to any section of arXiv, including quant-ph. No cross-listing, to an arguably very relevant section, would appear to conflict with the essential purpose of the archive