Re: Biology, Physics, and the Rosennean definition of "state"...

[Howard Pattee <***>]

Judith wrote:
> It is always a mistake to take one phrase out of one of my father's books,
> divorce it from his intended context, and then try to defend it as a quote
> purportedly representing "what Rosen believed".

HP: I agree, but you did not interpet correctly what I wrote:
The definition of state in physics and systems science is exactly what Rosen
says, AS,  p. 74: ? a state embodies that information about a natural system
which must be encoded [by observation and measurement] in order for some kind
of prediction to be made.? That?s all. There is no restriction to a point in
time.

I am stating how normal physics and systems science define state. Rosen knows very well 
how they define state, that is why I used his definition. I did not imply that this was 
Rosen's "belief." I simply elaborated on what this definition means.

As You point out, Rosen has many other ideas about the concept of state.

Howard