can natural systems themselves be complex?

Jeff Prideaux (JPRIDEAUX@GEMS.VCU.EDU)
Thu, 28 Sep 1995 15:02:39 -0400

I asked if natural systems could have internal predictive models such that
a complex modeling relationship was established inside the natural system...
and if then the natural system could be considered complex...

Don replied:
> I think the statements in the article [REF: R. Rosen, "The mind-brain
>problem ant hte physics of reductionism" in Self reference in cognitive and
>biological systems, CCAI vol 12, 1995, pp29-43, L. Rocha, ed.], coupled
>with the information in Fundamentals of measurement, will answer most, if
>not all of the questions you are raising here.

I guess I will just have to read Fundamentals of measurements to answer my
question. It will be a while (a month or so) before I get to it though....
I find that isolated statements here or there not particularly illuminating...
I will benefit most from reading the whole book...capturing the story between
the lines.

Jeff Prideaux