The idea of a primeval order or design is central to Indo European cultures — it is there in the Rig-Vedic corpus in the notion of Rta, and it is there in Plato when he talks about ideas. Someone like Thomas McEvilley would argue that these notions have circulated within the ancient world for a long time. I think much of what we call logic, design and model come from elaborations upon this primal vision of a cosmic order. Regularities are nothing but a modern manifestation of this rather old insight.
Understanding Regularities 4: Some more groping.
Understanding Regularities 4: Some more…
Understanding Regularities 4: Some more groping.
The idea of a primeval order or design is central to Indo European cultures — it is there in the Rig-Vedic corpus in the notion of Rta, and it is there in Plato when he talks about ideas. Someone like Thomas McEvilley would argue that these notions have circulated within the ancient world for a long time. I think much of what we call logic, design and model come from elaborations upon this primal vision of a cosmic order. Regularities are nothing but a modern manifestation of this rather old insight.