and
of
( Java )
is a formal collection of visual symbols,
for which the
External and Internal
s
with respect to the
Realms of Consciousness,
are one and the same. There is no distinction between them.
This is a remarkable thing! It is an immediately observable physical manifestation of a purely intellectual Object. It also demonstrates the existence of an Intellectual Realm of Consciousness.
as in ByteCodes verses Source Code,*nor* am I speaking of something like,
which is Internal verses External,
with respect to machine platform execution;
viewing HTML tags verses the effects of the tags,
which is Internal verses External,
with respect to Web Browser execution.
I am talking about the Realms of Consciousness we experience as sentient beings, specifically the physical and intellectual realms. The emotional and spiritual realms will be revisited when appropriate. Beyond these Realms of Consciousness is only the Null Set, also called The Void.
Only the Null Set, along with the
Initials of the Primary Arithmetic,
from the Calculus of Indications, as presented in
The Laws of Form,
by G. Spencer-Brown,
enjoy the distinction of having a visual
for which the
External and Internal
s
with respect to the
Realms of Consciousness,
are one and the same.
The Calculus of Indications allows us
the arithmetic of existence predicates,
along with the Convention of Intention,
and the
of formal formation.
This is the aspect of formality which allows the prediction of future events.
With Java, we now have "A Calculus of
",
with which to
formalize the interaction of
physical
Objects.
This allows all
Objective systems to be
formalized
in a rational manner. After all, to be rational is to consider
the arithmetic of the ratios.
Beyond the
formal formation of
formal
s,
and allowing existence,
there is the issue of
physical
Objects and their
.
Java is a
formal
collection of
physically visual symbols ( text )
which describes the
of interaction among
Objects,
with Java,
itself, being such an
Object.
As such,
Java
may be formally
refered to as "A Calculus of
",
and may be understood as a ( rare ) instance of
a class of
Objects which extends the
physical manifestation of
The Laws of Form.
Java manifests and describes the
and
of the
Physical Realm.
There is nothing beyond that, no
Physical thing anyhow.
There is no more mystery, only
formal descriptions and their execution.
But, it is also clear that we have only just begun
to explore the worlds which are
enabled by threads and class loaders.
After all, how could someone from a time,
when
Roman Numerals
ed
the
of arithmetic, ever imagine Fourier Transforms or digital computers ?
We can only guess what wonders will appear as the Web matures.
These are the flowers which have grown from the seeds, which were
planted by Aristotle and Plato
over 2500 years ago,
in their effort to bring order to a world of mystery,
which had been forsaken by the Gods. May
Java
be the key that opens a Golden Age of
and
.
to
comment@formal.com.