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The nature of the laws of nature
Author(s) -
Maturana Humberto
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1743(200009/10)17:5<459::aid-sres371>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - natural law , epistemology , living systems , law , sociology , philosophy , computer science , political science , artificial intelligence
We human beings live in the explanations of our existence as living beings. These explanations of our existence include what we call the ‘laws of nature’. Though we name them laws, we cannot claim that they have an existence independent of us. We human beings do not exist in nature, nature arises with us, and we ourselves arise with it. In this dynamic co‐arising, we explain ourselves and our circumstances while operating as observers. The laws of nature are abstractions of the regularities of our operation as living systems that we distinguish as we explain our experiences with the coherences of our experiences. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.