Evolving Systems: Overview

The Emergence of Form, Meaning, and Aesthetics

Overview

An inquiry into emergent relationships among randomness and form, meaning, and aesthetics (see Background), with particular attention to

• What would be the implications for scientific method and the various sciences of recognizing emergent interdependent relationships among randomness, form, meaning, and aesthetics?
• What would be the implications for cultural studies and the human sciences of recognizing emergent interdependent relationships among randomness, form, meaning, and aesthetics?
• What would be the implications for intellectual activity generally of recognizing emergent interdependent relationships among randomness, form, meaning, and aesthetics?
• What would be the implications for artistic activity of recognizing emergent interdependent relationships among randomness, form, meaning, and aesthetics?
• What would be the implications for religious and spiritual activity of recognizing emergent interdependent relationships among randomness, form, meaning, and aesthetics?
• What would be the implications for day to day practical life of recognizing emergent interdependent relationships among randomness, form, meaning, and aesthetics?

The inquiry has been conceived to involve interacting conversations among people in three successively larger communities

• a core group of college faculty representing a diverse array of academic discplines
• college and university faculty, staff, and students as well as others in the Philadelphia area interested in becoming involved in face to face meetings
• people world wide interested in participating in discussion on the web

For further information see the Evolving Systems home page and/or contact Paul Grobstein.