DISTINCTIONS (Cinematics of)
Charles François (2004). DISTINCTIONS (Cinematics of), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 959.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 959 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
According to F. HEYLIGHEN, “The cinematics of distinctions can be viewed as a general description of possible processes involving distinctions. For a given type of distinction there are four types of processes:
- “1. Conservation of the distinction: This can be modeled by a one-to-one, bijective function, corresponding to a process reversible and predictable” (1990a, p.427).
The author probably means that past states of the process confirm the distinctions.
- “2. Destruction of distinctions, but without creation of new ones: This can be modeled by a many-to-one, surjective function, corresponding to a process predictable, but irreversible
- “3. Creation of new distinctions, together with maintenance of the existing ones: This can be modeled by a one-to-many relation (not a function) corresponding to a process reversible but not predictable” (It is not clear in which sense such a process could be reversible).
- “4. Creation of distinctions together with destruction of distinctions: This can be modeled by a many-to-many relation, corresponding to a process, irreversible and unpredictable” (p.427-8)