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0280 Tabaczek’s re-allocates Deacon’s treatment of emergence<\/em>, without the benefit of Peirce’s category-based nested form.  Razie Mah examines Tabaczek’s re-allocation<\/em> using two works, A Primer on the Category-Based Nested Form<\/em>and A Primer on Sensible and Social Construction<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result in the Deacon-Tabaczek interscope for emergence<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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0281 What can I say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, a three-level interscope<\/em> is a nested form composed of nested forms<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this interscope, Deacon’s terminology<\/em> is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To begin, consider Deacon’s labels for the three levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0282 On the content-level, a thermodynamic process<\/em> that tends towards equilibrium (in a spontaneous sort of way)3a<\/sub>brings the actuality of a contained circulation of ingredients2a<\/sub>, where reagents are separated so that some of the free-energy of their reaction can be captured, into relation with (a situationally induced) displacement from equilibrium1a<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if a dam extracts the gravitational potential and kinetic energy released in a river flowing downstream, then the content-level is the adjusted spontaneous process of water flowing downstream<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0283 On the situation-level, a homeodynamic process<\/em> capable of extracting the captured energy3b<\/sub> brings the actuality of the embodiment of the captured energy2b<\/sub> into relation with the potential of the various constraints and biases imposed on the content-level nested form1b<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the example of the hydroelectric dam3b<\/sub>, water is channeled in such a fashion as to drive a turbine1b<\/sub> that produces alternate (and sometimes, direct) voltage in a wire cable2b<\/sub>.  The emergent being is electrical “current”2b<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0284 On the perspective-level, a morphodynamic process3c<\/sub>,<\/em> capable of utilizing the energy captured by the emergent being1c<\/sub>, generates a persisting form2c<\/sub>.  The persistent form is like an end point of the emergence2c<\/sub>, because it2c<\/sub> not only dissipates the potential1c<\/sub> of the emergent being2b<\/sub> but it2c<\/sub> “forms” something2c<\/sub> in the process3c<\/sub>.  Here, Deacon’s terminology sounds oblique and, perhaps, misleading.  The dissipative power2c<\/sub> persists as a form2c<\/sub>, yet “dynamic form” labels the normal context3c<\/sub>.  Also, the potential of the emergent being1c<\/sub> is a “simplification”, of sorts.  But, is “simplification1c<\/sub>” a satisfying term?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, a morphodynamic process3c<\/sub> takes the potential of the alternative electric voltage… or is it current?… in a wire connected (however distantly) to the aforementioned turbine1c<\/sub> and performs some sort of work, such as heating my morning toast2b<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0285 Yes, the example sounds lame.  But, with butter and apricot jam, the emergence is really quite satisfying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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