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2011, Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research
What George Spencer-Brown wants to rationalize out of existence is alternation itself – the prerequisite of his whole operation. By that he simplifies (identifies) more than he says. And he does not say all that is important.
2019 •
A Critical look at Spencer Brown's laws of form. It gives an alternative analysis of the notion of making a distinction, boundary and object formation. It explores the relationship of dimension formation versus object formation.
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An Esoteric Guide to Spencer-Brown's Laws of Form2011 •
This essay is an exploration of the question “what reflections might result from shining an esoteric/spiritual light upon George Spencer-Brown’s book, Laws of Form?” It is written as an informal guide, a commentary, and a playful esoteric romp with serious detours into epistemology, ontology, and second-order cybernetics. It follows the text of Laws of Form closely from beginning to end, but brings in a diverse number of perspectives, most specifically that of anthroposophy (Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual science).
2023 •
This thesis discusses the philosophical foundations of the Laws of Form, a work by George Spencer-Brown, and its relevance in systems theory, as well as its understanding by the re-nowned sociologist Niklas Luhmann and explores its relevance in his work. The paper answers several key questions about the Laws of Form, including their purpose, relevance, and applica-bility. The Laws of Form is a philosophy of language that is similar to Wittgenstein's work in structure and content. The Laws of Form propose that objects come into existence only through the form, and that distinctions are consequences of commands. The distinction be-tween the signifier and the signified is the semiotic component of the Laws of Form, and mathematical formalism is derived from this semiotics. The article also explains the concept of re-entry and the interpretation of the calculus of indications. Although the Laws of Form were mentioned in systems theory, this thesis found that Spencer-Brown had little to do with the field, neither in content nor in history. Moreover, this thesis argues that Luhmann misunder-stood Spencer-Brown, mainly due to his confusion between the concepts of distinction and observation. It critically discusses Luhmann's misunderstandings of the Laws of Form and his attempt to link the work with his theory of social systems. From this different understanding an attempt is made to create a different sociological reading of the Laws of Form and create a sociological interpretation of the calculus of indications. PS: The single goal of this publication is to start a discussion. Feel free to email me at jansimner@gmail.com and to give me a comment.
2013 •
Süreyyya Evren looks at how an understanding of form gained through the prism of "unrest" is transposed back into contemporary art and finds that one of the most quintessential features of political art is a never-ending process of searching.
This paper is the response I gave to Allan Back's paper "The Art of Forms" at the meeting of the Society for the Study of Philosophy during the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division held March 27-30, 2013 in San Francisco.
2018 •
To understand Aristotle’s conception of form, we have to see clearly the relationship between his account and Plato’s Theory of Forms. I offer a novel interpretation of Aristotle’s Moderate Realism, in which forms are simple particulars that ground the character and mutual similarity of the entities they inform. Such an account has advantages in three areas: explaining (1) the similarity of particulars, (2) the synchronic unity of composite particulars, and (3) the diachronic unity or persistence of intrinsically changing particulars.
To understand Aristotle’s conception of form, we have to see clearly the relationship between his account and Plato’s Theory of Forms. I offer a novel interpretation of Aristotle’s Moderate Realism, in which forms are simple particulars that ground the character and mutual similarity of the entities they inform. Such an account has advantages in three areas: explaining (1) the similarity of particulars, (2) the synchronic unity of composite particulars, and (3) the diachronic unity or persistence of intrinsically changing particulars.
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