Gaia the artist --  towards a unified higher-dimensional paradigm of life and beauty

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renate C.-Z.-Quehenberger
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Complex Number ◽  
Mathematical Structure ◽  
Scientific Paradigm ◽  
Gaia Hypothesis ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Higher Dimensional ◽  
Gaia Theory ◽  
Anticipatory Systems ◽  
Autopoietic Organization

<p><span>The Gaia hypothesis as an ecological hypothesis is proposing that the biosphere and the physical components of the Earth (atmosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere) are closely integrated to form a complex interacting system that maintains the climatic and biogeochemical conditions on Earth in a preferred homeostasis. Although successful within the current scientific paradigm the explanation of „planetary sentience, or sensitivity“ becomes extremely difficult. As Hegel said, pure truth about nature is only perceivable by a poetic method.</span></p><p><span>Therefor we are proclaiming Gaia, the Earth as a female artist -- as advocated by 16th century scholar Giordano Bruno. This would imply to include such nonscientific categories as beauty, creativity and cosmic consciousness. Hence a unified Gaia theory would require a new scientific paradigm.</span></p><p><span>Based on a previously proposed higher dimensional spacial model  (Gaia 5.0) as „pattern that connects“ that explains the Earth’ intrinsic dynamics we aim to extend<span>  </span>our concept to the question of cognition and planetary sentience, or sensitivity. </span></p><p><span>Hence we claim that  Gaia theory needs an extension of categories in order to understand the full scope of this spectacular place of livelihood and beauty. </span></p><p><span>Therefor we examine he prevalent relational biology that tries to overcome Newtonian point mechanics by relying on Aristotle’s „formal causes“ of the autopoietic organization and (M,R)-system as conceptualized by R. Rosen who refers to a mathematical structure, e.g. mapping of functions. Distinct to differential geometry we suggest as previously introduced higher dimensional geometrical framework (Gaia 5.0) a hyper-Euclidean geometry that allows to understand complex systems based on group theory providing all kinds of symmetries in nature based on a spacial continuum. </span></p><p><span>As a consequence we must not rely on thermodynamic premisses and life and tornados don’t belong to the same class of naturally complex systems. Instead we refer to Schrödinger’s description of a living cell as 4-dimensional entity. Based on complex number spaces we may seek<span>  </span>for further distinctions of processes and define ordered structures based on number theory.</span></p><p><span>Based on this we try to understand anticipatory systems by assigning Bayesian networks to (hyper-) complex number spaces. -- Hence Gaia is not playing dice but takes a <em>random walk in Monte Carlo</em>.</span></p>

scholarly journals Towards an Ecological Catholicism: Marian Pilgrimage in the Anthropocene

Religions ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 416
Author(s):  
Sarah Traylor
Keyword(s):  
Virgin Mary ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Greek Mythology ◽  
Salvation History ◽  
Gaia Hypothesis ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Gaia Theory ◽  
Earth Goddess ◽  
Detrimental Impact ◽  
The Web

This article analyzes how the author and environmental activist Carl Amery draws together the topics of Catholicism and ecological criticism in the pilgrimage novel Die Wallfahrer, or The Pilgrims (1986). The novel depicts the journeys of four pilgrims to the Marian shrine at Tuntenhausen in Bavaria. In their journeys towards the surprising and unorthodox Virgin Mary of Tuntenhausen, the pilgrims anticipate their ultimate journey towards Gaia, the earth goddess in Greek mythology, and the inspiration for the Gaia Hypothesis, which proposes that the Earth evolves as a system in which organisms are an active, fundamental component. This article explores how the novel recasts the pilgrim journey as a journey towards an ecological consciousness of humans’ creatureliness and increasingly detrimental impact on the web of life. Particular focus is placed on the way Amery dramatizes the connection between salvation history and the Gaia theory that has lately received renewed interest in the context of the Anthropocene debate.

The First Leslie Cooper Memorial Lecture Given at Plymouth on 10 April 1989 Gaia

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 746-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. Lovelock
Keyword(s):  
Life Science ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Conventional Wisdom ◽  
Memorial Lecture ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Gaia Hypothesis ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Gaia Theory

I am pleased and honoured to have been asked to give the first of the lectures in memory of Dr Leslie Cooper. I was especially moved by the thought that the invitation was made knowing that I should almost certainly choose Gaia as the topic of my lecture. I know that many of you, especially biologists, think that the Gaia hypothesis is either trivial and untestable or else a mere reiteration of conventional wisdom in poetic terms. Hardly a topic with which to commemorate Leslie Cooper's memory.You will be relieved to know that although Gaia is the theme of my talk, I shall try not to be overly partisan or dogmatic. My objective is to use Gaia theory to illustrate a top-down approach to earth and life science and try to contrast it with the bottom-up approach which is conventional in the earth and life sciences.

The Unconstructable Earth

2018 ◽  
pp. 165-178
Author(s):  
Frédéric Neyrat
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Living Organism ◽  
The United States ◽  
John Muir ◽  
The Earth ◽  
James Lovelock ◽  
Gaia Theory

In chapter 13 Neyrat summarizes a variety of conceptions of of the Earth conceived from various actors, from the early founding thinkers of the environmental and ecology movements in the United States such as Aldo Lepold and John Muir to more recent scientific conceptions of the Earth as a cybernetic living organism proposed by the celebrated scientist James Lovelock and his Gaia theory or Carolyn Merchant’s conception that each part of the ecosystem contributes to the health of the entire ecosystem as a whole. Neyrat goes on to show that what he terms minoritarian discourses refuse to consider the Earth as something that is mechanical in any way and that it is a living organism in its own right. These minoritarian discourses are in complete contrast to the variety of geo-constructivist discourses that today see the Earth as something technologically manageable.

scholarly journals Abordagem metodológica da geodiversidade e temas correlatos em Geossistemas Ferruginosos / Methodological approach of geodiversity and related themes in Ferruginous Geosystems

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Úrsula De Azevedo Ruchkys ◽  
Carmélia Kerolly Ramos de Oliveira ◽  
Helder Lages Jardim ◽  
Leonardo Miguel De Sousa Jorge
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Gaia Theory

Os estudos relacionados à geodiversidade, geoconservação, geoturismo e geopatrimônio buscam compreender a Terra a partir de uma visão holística, associado a teoria de Gaia, onde os elementos bióticos e abióticos constituem um sistema dinâmico e integrado. O prefixo geo surgiu na década de 1990 com intuito de uma abordagem sistêmica para os ecossistemas terrestres, embora a diversidade abiótica seja o alvo principal. Os geos (diversidade, patrimônio, conservação e turismo) apresentam técnicas e métodos específicos, nesse contexto o presente trabalho buscou apresentar os métodos qualitativos e quantitativos aplicados aos Geossistemas Ferruginosos, a partir de trabalhos desenvolvidos no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Análise e Modelagem de Sistemas Ambientais da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. O estado de Minas Gerais representa a maior porção dos Geossistemas Ferruginosos do Brasil, esses geossistemas possuem importantes valores patrimoniais, além de elevado valor econômico, justificando a utilização de métodos que auxiliem no inventário, conhecimento científico, educação ambiental, reconhecimento patrimonial e medidas de conservação.Palavras–chave: geodiversidade, geopatrimônio, geoconservação, geoturismo, métodos, geossistemas ferruginosos.Abstract Studies related to geodiversity, geoconservation, geotourism and geoheritage seek to understand the Earth from a holistic view, associated with Gaia theory, where the biotic and abiotic elements constitute a dynamic and integrated system. The geo prefix emerged in the 1990s for a systemic approach to global ecosystems, although abiotic diversity is the primary target. Geos (diversity, heritage, conservation and tourism) present specific techniques and methods, in this context the present work sought to introduce the qualitative and quantitative methods applied to Ferruginous Geosystems, from works developed in the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Análise e Modelagem de Sistemas Ambientais of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. The state of Minas Gerais has the most significant portion of the Ferruginous Geosystems of Brazil, these geosystems have important patrimonial values, besides high economic value, justifying the use of methods that assist in the inventory, scientific knowledge, environmental education, heritage recognition and conservation measures.Keywords: geodiversity, geoheritage, geoconservation, geotourism, methods, ferruginous geosystems.

scholarly journals Considering All (Non) Living Things: A Biocentric Orientation in Blair Richmond’s The Lithia Trilogy

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Ida Farida ◽  
Yudi Permadi ◽  
Trisha Adelia ◽  
Nolly Liviani
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The Other ◽  
Young Readers ◽  
Gaia Hypothesis ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The Right

This article elucidates the perspective of The Lithia Trilogy, written by Blair Richmond, towards environment. This research is executed based on ecocriticism, a literary approach which focuses on the exploration of environmental issues in literary works. The theory is taken from Laurence Buell on the meaning of ecocriticism. From the analysis of the structure of the novels, it is found that the trilogy presents the idea of biocentrism, an assumption that the earth and all of the living things on it have the right to fulfill their needs without any molestation from the other, especially from humans. Biocentrism is the opposing concept of Anthropocentrism, both of which are studied in environmental ethics. Two issues of conflicts are presented in this trilogy: herbivores versus omnivores and environ-mentalists versus capitalists. The result of the research reveals that the novels suggest not to eat animals to save fauna and socialize Gaia hypothesis to save all living and non-living things on the earth. As one work of young adult literature, this trilogy explicitly teaches those suggestions to young readers.

scholarly journals The whole is greater than the sum of its parts: a holistic graph-based assessment approach for natural hazard risk of complex systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello Arosio ◽  
Mario L. V. Martina ◽  
Rui Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Mathematical Structure ◽  
Cascading Effects ◽  
Graph Metrics ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Reductionist Approach

Abstract. Assessing the risk of complex systems to natural hazards is an important but challenging problem. In today's intricate socio-technological world, characterized by strong urbanization and technological trends, the connections and interdependencies between exposed elements are crucial. These complex relationships call for a paradigm shift in collective risk assessments, from a reductionist approach to a holistic one. Most commonly, the risk of a system is estimated through a reductionist approach, based on the sum of the risk evaluated individually at each of its elements. In contrast, a holistic approach considers the whole system to be a unique entity of interconnected elements, where those connections are taken into account in order to assess risk more thoroughly. To support this paradigm shift, this paper proposes a holistic approach to analyse risk in complex systems based on the construction and study of a graph, the mathematical structure to model connections between elements. We demonstrate that representing a complex system such as an urban settlement by means of a graph, and using the techniques made available by the branch of mathematics called graph theory, will have at least two advantages. First, it is possible to establish analogies between certain graph metrics (e.g. authority, degree and hub values) and the risk variables (exposure, vulnerability and resilience) and leverage these analogies to obtain a deeper knowledge of the exposed system to a hazard (structure, weaknesses, etc.). Second, it is possible to use the graph as a tool to propagate the damage into the system, for not only direct but also indirect and cascading effects, and, ultimately, to better understand the risk mechanisms of natural hazards in complex systems. The feasibility of the proposed approach is illustrated by an application to a pilot study in Mexico City.

scholarly journals The Hodge cohomology and cubic equivalences

1984 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 1-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Saito
Keyword(s):  
Complex Number ◽  
Algebraic Surface ◽  
Projective Variety ◽  
Smooth Projective Variety ◽  
Chow Group ◽  
Geometric Genus ◽  
Singular Variety ◽  
Higher Dimensional ◽  
Hodge Cohomology ◽  
Complex Number Field

In 1969, Mumford [8] proved that, for a complete non-singular algebraic surface F over the complex number field C, the dimension of the Chow group of zero-cycles on F is infinite if the geometric genus of F is positive. To this end, he defined a regular 2-form ηf on a non-singular variety S for a regular 2-form η on F and for a morphism f: S → SnF, where SnF is the 72-th symmetric product of F, and he showed that ηf vanishes if all 0-cycles f(s), s ∈ S, are rationally equivalent. Roitman [9] later generalized this to a higher dimensional smooth projective variety V.

ON A MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS ON NETWORKS WITH APPLICATION TO OPINION FORMATION

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (02) ◽  
pp. 405-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. KNOPOFF
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Theory ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Mathematical Theory ◽  
Stochastic Games ◽  
Mathematical Structure ◽  
Opinion Formation ◽  
Active Particles ◽  
Mathematical Equations

This paper presents a development of the so-called kinetic theory for active particles to the modeling of living, hence complex, systems localized in networks. The overall system is viewed as a network of interacting nodes, mathematical equations are required to describe the dynamics in each node and in the whole network. These interactions, which are nonlinearly additive, are modeled by evolutive stochastic games. The first conceptual part derives a general mathematical structure, to be regarded as a candidate towards the derivation of models, suitable to capture the main features of the said systems. An application on opinion formation follows to show how the theory can generate specific models.

scholarly journals The Earth as a living planet: human-type diseases in the earthquake preparation process

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. F. Contoyiannis ◽  
S. M. Potirakis ◽  
K. Eftaxias
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Wavelet Decomposition ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Generation Process ◽  
Earthquake Preparation ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Earthquake Generation ◽  
Critical Characteristics ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Earthquake Process

Abstract. The new field of complex systems supports the view that a number of systems arising from disciplines as diverse as physics, biology, engineering, and economics may have certain quantitative features that are intriguingly similar. The Earth is a living planet where many complex systems run perfectly without stopping at all. The earthquake generation is a fundamental sign that the Earth is a living planet. Recently, analyses have shown that human-brain-type disease appears during the earthquake generation process. Herein, we show that human-heart-type disease appears during the earthquake preparation of the earthquake process. The investigation is mainly attempted by means of critical phenomena, which have been proposed as the likely paradigm to explain the origins of both heart electric fluctuations and fracture-induced electromagnetic fluctuations. We show that a time window of the damage evolution within the heterogeneous Earth's crust and the healthy heart's electrical action present the characteristic features of the critical point of a thermal second-order phase transition. A dramatic breakdown of critical characteristics appears in the tail of the fracture process of heterogeneous system and the injured heart's electrical action. Analyses by means of Hurst exponent and wavelet decomposition further support the hypothesis that a dynamical analogy exists between the geological and biological systems under study.

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