In this paper I sketch a rough taxonomy of self-organization which may be of relevance in the study of cognitive and biological systems. I frame the problem both in terms of the language Heinz von Foerster used to formulate much of second-order cybernetics as well as the language of current theories of self-organization and complexity. In particular, I defend the position that, on the one hand,...

What is symbolic logic? The very use of the adjective implies that there are other kinds of logic. This (purported) distinction is largely based on the languages used: artificial notations vs. ‘ordinary’ language. Now, is there a principled, clear-cut division between symbolic and non-symbolic logic? Obviously, it all depends on one’s definition of symbol. I propose to examine the consequences ...

arteritis virus (EAV). EAV infected horses show various clinical sings such as pyrexia, edema of the legs, conjunctivitis, and diarrhea. Abortion occurs in pregnant mares infected with EAV, at a rate of approximately 50% during field epizootics. In the breeding areas, abortion is the most significant manifestation of EVA, however the pathogenesis is not well understood. The purpose of this stud...

kleine-levin syndrome (kls) is a rare syndrome characterized by periodic hypersomnia, hyperphagia, behavioral disturbances, and in some instances hypersexuality. this report depicts a17-year-old boy with kls. he has experienced long periods of hypersomnia, sometimes up to 40 days. during these periods he was impatient, aggressive, depersonalized, suffering from hyperphagia, and amnesia. he did ...

The current paper presents a preliminary study of Finnish prosody using a quantitative model. In a small corpus of segmentally identical utterances the focus, the sentence mode and the place of the phrase boundary were systematically varied. Following the rationale of MFGI, the MixdorffFujisaki Model of German intonation, the phonetic properties of the contrast-lending intonemes were examined. ...