Research work · 2006

The Nature of the Sign as a WFF—A Well-Formed Formula

Edwina Taborsky

AIP conference proceedings

Abstract

Reality, both material and conceptual, exists as a complex network of continuous adaptive morphological formation. The morphological form can be analyzed as a well‐formed formula (wff), a Sign, operating as a function, f(x)=y. The triadic function develops its morphological result by connecting relations, which are encoded spatial, temporal and modal measurements, within that transformational act. Using a Cartesian quadrant as a model, the morphological architecture is examined to show how reality is molded as a complex morphological network made up of six relations integrating seven different measurements of space, time and modality. These properties enable both a strong and weak anticipatory typological control over the environment, as well as providing the freedom to develop original forms and novel interactions with other morphologies.

DOI: 10.1063/1.2216639