• DOI:10.1007/S10699-010-9171-1
Corpus ID: 2107678

The Self-Organization of Time and Causality: Steps Towards Understanding the Ultimate Origin

@article{Heylighen2010TheSO,
  title={The Self-Organization of Time and Causality: Steps Towards Understanding the Ultimate Origin},
  author={F. Heylighen},
  journal={Foundations of Science},
  year={2010},
  volume={15},
  pages={345-356}
}

F. Heylighen

Published 2010

Mathematics

Foundations of Science

Possibly the most fundamental scientific problem is the origin of time and causality. The inherent difficulty is that all scientific theories of origins and evolution consider the existence of time and causality as given. We tackle this problem by starting from the concept of self-organization, which is seen as the spontaneous emergence of order out of primordial chaos. Self-organization can be explained by the selective retention of invariant or consistent variations, implying a breaking of… CONTINUE READING

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