Re: Topic Reminder

[Steve Johnson <***>]

Tim,

I agree with the need to stay on topic but I think it
is not a political but a system theory question about
how to organize human society so it does not have the
collective intelligence of a bacterium colony with
respect to its environment. RR said repeatedly that
one of the lessons from Biology is that there are
lessons to be learned from Biology and specifically
for sociology. I feel that the discussion that Jamie
and Judith are having is relevant in that regard. 

The reason for my last post (which probably triggered
your reminder) was not just to say how awful it is
that the Arctic is melting. The reason I thought this
article was interesting and different from the general
environmental catastrophe news is that governments are
looking forward to this as a commerical opportunity. 

However, I can see that you want this list to be more
strictly focussed on Biology and Rosennean
epistemological paradigm so I will stick to that. My
apologies for the spam.

 
- Steve

--- Tim Gwinn <***> wrote:

> To all,
> 
> There are many other forums and arenas for
> discussion and debates of
> politics, policies, and so on. On this list our
> concern is the continued
> development and applications of Rosen's concepts in
> science. Clearly, such
> applications can often be related to policies (in
> the most general sense),
> and so specific examples are occasionally helpful as
> empirical evidence. By
> and large though, our list focus is on the science,
> distinct from any
> particular policy, either existing or proposed.
> Where they intersect,
> proposed policies demand as much, if not more, rigor
> and scrutiny and
> skepticism as do existing policies. On this list we
> endeavor to utilize and
> develop the Rosennean paradigm, with its concepts of
> epistemology and
> complexity and modes of analysis, to enhance the
> capabilities of science,
> and thereby hopefully provide reliable and
> compelling underpinnings for both
> scientific knowledge and its applications.
> 
> Regards,
> Tim
> 



        
                
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