Gativus Genesis
The first book of the project. A general theory of life as a system of four bilateral transformations (GTR0–GTR3). Lays the foundation for all subsequent books.
Contents
What Is Life
Chapter 1. What Is Life A definition through structure, not through properties 1. 1. The Problem of Definition The question “what is life” has been asked for a long time, yet no satisfactory…
The Biological Form of Life
Chapter 2. The Biological Form of Life GTR0: the continuous forward and reverse pass between description and organism 2. 1. The GTR0 Diagram FIGURE 1: GTR0 diagram The GTR0 cycle — four spaces…
The Birth of Information
Chapter 3. The Birth of Information SLGW: the moment when the external world is first reflected within 3. 1. Up to This Moment The first two chapters described life as a wholly material…
The Spatial Transformation
Chapter 4. The Spatial Transformation GTR1: from the map to movement and time FIGURE 4: the Gativus architecture (GTR0 → SLGW → GTR1) The Gativus architecture: from SEED through GTR0 and the SLGW…
The Symbolic Transformation
Chapter 5. The Symbolic Transformation GTR2: the detachment of the convolution from its carrier FIGURE 1: the symbolic transformation The Symbolic Transformation. 5. 1. The Boundary of GTR1 The…
The Conceptual Transformation
Chapter 6. The Conceptual Transformation GTR3: the will as the stitching of contradictions 6. 1. The Boundary of GTR2 The previous chapter gave the subject the symbol — freedom from the present.…
Emergent Constructions
Chapter 7. Emergent Constructions A point of view that acquires a will FIGURE 1: emergent constructions Emergent Constructions. 7. 1. The Third Level The previous chapters passed through four…
Conclusion
Conclusion One transformation, raised seven times The book began with a question that philosophy and biology have for centuries answered from the outside: what is life. Lists of properties —…