Shannon M. Mussett, "Entropic Philosophy: Chaos, Breakdown, and Creation" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022)
New Books in Systems and Cybernetics
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Entropy as a Metaphor
Entropy as a concept comes along relatively recently in the history of ideas. And so how does it help us organize our understanding of the past, not just as a scientific concept but as a metaphor? I found the Borges here really helpful for understanding why this rather late concept can help us understand pre-socratic for instance.
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