The Human Systems

Both the human race and specific humans are Systems, the latter being a sub-system of the former. The race is itself a sub-system of the animal kingdom, which, in turn, is a sub-system of organic life, etc. As a System, the human race is constituted by both unifying and diversifying processes. Sympathy is one of the more obvious of the former, and reproduction, of the latter. Specific humans are likewise Systems, in which the Formal Principle is what I am (tentatively) calling 'Closion', and the Material Principle, (again, tentatively) 'Oversion'. These I have occasionly briefly touched upon previously, and I will be elaborating on them in forthcoming postings. For the moment, I just want to cite an example of the analytical usefulness of the conceptual framework that I am proposing. Relations between two humans are determined by two very different processes: one intra-Systematic, i. e. qua sub-systems within the same System, the other inter-Systematic, i. e. qua discrete Systems. That means that, as a notable example, the experience of sexual desire is equivocal--it might be the experience of unifying species processes, and, hence, one with a corresponding desire being experienced by someone else, or it might be a private experience only. Again, I will be elaborating on this type of question at a later time, but for the moment, suffice it to say that to whatever extent it is useful in freshly illuminating e. g. the experience of sexual desire, this Formaterial theory that I am proposing has practical benefits beyond being a merely intellectual curiousity.