{"id":766,"date":"2016-06-24T15:24:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T15:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=766"},"modified":"2017-10-31T15:38:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T15:38:49","slug":"glossary-of-potentialism-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=766","title":{"rendered":"Glossary of Potentialism Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n
Glossary of Potentialism T<\/span>erms\n <\/div>\n
Over <\/span>the <\/span>last <\/span>quarter <\/span>century <\/span>(since <\/span>Ktav <\/span>published <\/span>Summa <\/span>I <\/span>in\n <\/div>\n
1988) <\/span>the <\/span>Theory <\/span>of <\/span>Potential <\/span>has <\/span>been <\/span>r<\/span>e\ue0c4ned. <\/span>As <\/span>such, <\/span>it <\/span>has\n <\/div>\n
developed <\/span>its <\/span>own <\/span>lexicon <\/span>to <\/span>describe <\/span>its <\/span>fundamental
\n <\/span>principle <\/span>of\n <\/div>\n
Potentialism. <\/span>Potentialists
\n <\/span>de\ue0c4ne <\/span>the <\/span>universal <\/span>drive <\/span>of <\/span>cosmology\n <\/div>\n
as <\/span>the <\/span>In\ue0c4nite <\/span>Quest <\/span>for <\/span>Potential. <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>inherent <\/span>\u201cdrive\u201d <\/span>of\n <\/div>\n
the <\/span>cosmos <\/span>to <\/span>seek <\/span>its <\/span>own <\/span>ever<\/span>-further <\/span>Complexity<\/span>. <\/span>The <\/span>end-\n <\/div>\n
goal <\/span>of <\/span>this <\/span>Complexity <\/span>is <\/span>referr<\/span>ed <\/span>to <\/span>as <\/span>Extraordinariation <\/span>(see\n <\/div>\n
Extraordinariation.com). Extraor<\/span>dinariation is not <\/span>so much a\n <\/div>\n
precise <\/span>destination <\/span>as <\/span>an <\/span>ideal <\/span>goal <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>sought-after<\/span>, <\/span>albeit\n <\/div>\n
never <\/span>quite fully-r<\/span>ealized. <\/span>Potential journeys towar<\/span>ds a <\/span>non-\n <\/div>\n
concretized <\/span>state <\/span>of <\/span>in\ue0c4nite <\/span>Complexity<\/span>. <\/span>The <\/span>universe <\/span>moves\n <\/div>\n
inexorably <\/span>towards <\/span>this <\/span>in\ue0c4nite <\/span>goal, <\/span>giving <\/span>birth <\/span>along <\/span>the <\/span>way\n <\/div>\n
to <\/span>major events <\/span>of <\/span>increased Complexity <\/span>identi\ue0c4ed
\n <\/span>as Quantum\n <\/div>\n
Jumps <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>for <\/span>the fundamental <\/span>changes
\n in <\/span>the <\/span>universe <\/span>they\n <\/div>\n
create. <\/span>[Examples <\/span>of <\/span>a <\/span>Quantum <\/span>Jump <\/span>would <\/span>be <\/span>the <\/span>emergence\n <\/div>\n
of <\/span>atoms <\/span>from <\/span>energy<\/span>, <\/span>the <\/span>emergence <\/span>of <\/span>multi-cellular <\/span>life <\/span>fr<\/span>om\n <\/div>\n
single-cell-life]. <\/span> <\/span>Thus, along <\/span>the way <\/span>towards
\n <\/span>Extraordinariation,\n <\/div>\n
are <\/span>episodic <\/span>Quantum <\/span>Jump <\/span>events. <\/span>The lexicon <\/span>of <\/span>Potentialism\n <\/div>\n
has given rise to the following glossary:<\/div>\n
Potentialism <\/span> <\/span> <\/span>Potentialism <\/span>itself <\/span>represents <\/span>a <\/span>new <\/span>science <\/span><\/div>\n
for a new <\/span>century<\/span>. It pr<\/span>ovides an overar<\/span>ching
\n 21st century\n <\/div>\n
metaphysics <\/span>that <\/span>seeks <\/span>no <\/span>less <\/span>than <\/span>to <\/span>encompass
\n <\/span>the\n <\/div>\n
scienti\ue0c4c, <\/span>the <\/span>religious, <\/span>the <\/span>spiritual
\n <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>philosophical.\n <\/div>\n
Fully <\/span>encompassing <\/span>all <\/span>moder<\/span>n <\/span>science, <\/span>Potentialism <\/span>is
\n <\/span>at-a-\n <\/div>\n
minimum, the cor<\/span>e
\n metaphysics of a (true) Theory of Everything\n <\/div>\n
\u2013 <\/span>not <\/span>only <\/span>in <\/span>scienti\ue0c4c <\/span>terms, <\/span>but <\/span>in <\/span>all <\/span>terms <\/span>meaningful
\n <\/span>to\n <\/div>\n
humankind. Birnbaum has offer<\/span>ed this short glossary of the key\n <\/div>\n
7 terms of <\/span>Potentialism to
\n <\/span>arm those seeking <\/span>an understanding\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
of <\/span>the cosmic <\/span>order with <\/span>the <\/span>tools <\/span>necessary <\/span>to have <\/span>a <\/span>\u201cseat <\/span>at\n <\/div>\n
the <\/span>table\u201d <\/span>to <\/span>this <\/span>new <\/span>metaphysics. <\/span>All <\/span>are
\n <\/span>invited <\/span>as <\/span>science\n <\/div>\n
comes <\/span>back <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>table <\/span>from <\/span>a <\/span>three <\/span>century<\/span>, <\/span>post-Spinoza\n <\/div>\n
hiatus <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>to <\/span>r<\/span>eexamine <\/span>our <\/span>most <\/span>fundamental
\n <\/span>understanding <\/span>of\n <\/div>\n
the cosmic dynamic (see SummaCoverage.com)<\/div>\n
CWP <\/span> <\/span> <\/span>Cosmic <\/span>Womb <\/span>of <\/span>Potential. <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>metaphysical <\/span><\/div>\n
realm <\/span>within <\/span>which <\/span>Potential, <\/span>QJs,
\n <\/span>P<\/span>As, <\/span>and <\/span>E+ <\/span>all <\/span>convene <\/span>to\n <\/div>\n
shape <\/span>the <\/span>nature <\/span>and <\/span>events <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>universe. <\/span>It <\/span>is <\/span>easiest <\/span>to\n <\/div>\n
conceptualize <\/span>the <\/span>Cosmic <\/span>Womb <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>metaphysical <\/span>place
\n <\/span>of\n <\/div>\n
creation. <\/span>It <\/span>is, <\/span>in <\/span>and <\/span>of <\/span>itself, <\/span>not <\/span>a <\/span>thing, <\/span>but <\/span>a <\/span>metaphysical\n <\/div>\n
space\/place <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>birth <\/span>of <\/span>things. <\/span>As <\/span>such, <\/span>it <\/span>can <\/span>bring <\/span>forth\n <\/div>\n
to <\/span>life <\/span>the <\/span>concept <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>physical <\/span>as <\/span>well <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>philosophical.\n <\/div>\n
The <\/span>physical <\/span>universe <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>non-abstract <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>CWP<\/span>. The\n <\/div>\n
CWP <\/span>is <\/span>often <\/span>looked <\/span>at <\/span>as <\/span>analogous <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>sciences. <\/span>There\n <\/div>\n
is <\/span>the <\/span>physical <\/span>sciences <\/span>and
\n <\/span>the <\/span>classical <\/span>sciences,
\n <\/span>the <\/span>latter\n <\/div>\n
being <\/span>the <\/span>purely <\/span>mathematical, <\/span>abstract
\n <\/span>and <\/span>philosophical <\/span>(see\n <\/div>\n
ParadigmChallenge.com).<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
P\/P<\/div>\n
\u221e<\/div>\n
= (Potential\/Possibility<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\u221e<\/div>\n
) = <\/span><\/div>\n
the possibility of the possibility of the
\n possibility ad in\ue0c4nitum of\n <\/div>\n
Potential\/Possibility<\/div>\n
[ primordial Q4P<\/div>\n
\u221e<\/div>\n
]<\/div>\n
Q4P<\/div>\n
\u221e<\/div>\n
<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span>The <\/span>In\ue0c4nite <\/span>Quest <\/span>for <\/span>In\ue0c4nite <\/span>Potential, <\/span>usually
\n <\/span>shortened\n <\/div>\n
to <\/span>Quest <\/span>for <\/span>Potential <\/span>in <\/span>conversation, <\/span>though <\/span>the
\n <\/span>formal\n <\/div>\n
name <\/span>best <\/span>repr<\/span>esents <\/span>the <\/span>iterative, <\/span>in\ue0c4nite <\/span>nature
\n <\/span>of <\/span>Potential.\n <\/div>\n
This <\/span>r<\/span>epresents <\/span>the <\/span>universe\u2019<\/span>s <\/span>innate <\/span>drive <\/span>towards <\/span>ful\ue0c4lling
\n <\/span>its\n <\/div>\n
true <\/span>potential. <\/span>Also <\/span>commonly <\/span>denoted
\n <\/span>as <\/span>Q4P\u221e <\/span>or<\/span>, <\/span>super<\/span>–\n <\/div>\n
shorthand: Q4P<\/span>.<\/div>\n
continued<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
THE TRANSCENDENT DYNAMIC<\/div>\n
Q4P<\/div>\n
\u221e<\/div>\n
<\/span>\u2192<\/span> E+<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span>The <\/span>fundamental, <\/span>basic <\/span>drive <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>cosmic <\/span>\n <\/div>\n
dynamic. <\/span>This <\/span>represents <\/span>the <\/span>Quest <\/span>for <\/span>In\ue0c4nite <\/span>Potential <\/span>which\n <\/div>\n
drives <\/span>the cosmic <\/span>order <\/span>towards <\/span>greater <\/span>and gr<\/span>eater complexity\n <\/div>\n
towards <\/span>its <\/span>own <\/span>Extraordinariation <\/span>and
\n <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>core <\/span>of <\/span>Potentialism\n <\/div>\n
(see <\/span>Sequence1000.com).
\n <\/span>As <\/span>the <\/span>universe <\/span>inherently <\/span>is <\/span>driven\n <\/div>\n
towards <\/span>greater <\/span>and <\/span>greater <\/span>complexity<\/span>, <\/span>it <\/span>thus <\/span>pushes <\/span>it\n <\/div>\n
towards <\/span>the <\/span>inevitable <\/span>goal <\/span>of <\/span>Extraor<\/span>dinariation <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>or <\/span>a <\/span>state <\/span>of\n <\/div>\n
super<\/span>-complexity<\/span>.\n <\/div>\n
\u201c0\u201d-Point <\/span> <\/span> <\/span>The <\/span>Zer<\/span>o <\/span>Point <\/span>represents <\/span>the <\/span>universal <\/span>pre-Big <\/span><\/div>\n
Bang. <\/span>In <\/span>physics <\/span>terms, <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>pr<\/span>e-known <\/span>universe, <\/span>when
\n <\/span>all\n <\/div>\n
Planck values <\/span>were under
\n <\/span>1. It was <\/span>a <\/span>\u201ctime\u201d, if
\n <\/span>such can <\/span>be <\/span>said\n <\/div>\n
to <\/span>exist <\/span>befor<\/span>e <\/span>time <\/span>existed, <\/span>when <\/span>space <\/span>was <\/span>near <\/span>in\ue0c4nitesimally\n <\/div>\n
small, <\/span>and <\/span>gravity<\/span>, light <\/span>and much
\n <\/span>of the <\/span>rules of <\/span>current
\n <\/span>physics\n <\/div>\n
did not exist yet. The 0-Point was what existed
\n before the Q4P\n <\/div>\n
of <\/span>the <\/span>universe <\/span>caused <\/span>the <\/span>Big <\/span>Bang <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>\ue0c4rst <\/span>fundamental\n <\/div>\n
QJ, which began forming our current universe.<\/div>\n
C+ <\/span> <\/span>Complexi\ue0c4cation <\/span> The <\/span>hypothesized cosmic <\/span>intermediate <\/span>\n <\/div>\n
drive <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>\u201cQ4P\u2019<\/span>s <\/span>handmaiden\u201d <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>maneuvering <\/span>the
\n <\/span>cosmos\n <\/div>\n
towards <\/span>greater <\/span>complexity\/sophistication\/richness\/variety\/\n <\/div>\n
wondrousness.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Complexi\ue0c4cation seeks quantum <\/span>jumps \u2013 QJs (see <\/span>entry in this\n <\/div>\n
same Glossary) \u2013 as opposed to incremental
\n advance.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In <\/span>its <\/span>ongoing <\/span>march <\/span>of <\/span>Complexi\ue0c4cation <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>the <\/span>universe <\/span>moves\n <\/div>\n
ever<\/span>-and-ever <\/span>closer <\/span>to <\/span>what <\/span>Bir<\/span>nbaum <\/span>calls <\/span>Extraor<\/span>dinariation\n <\/div>\n
(E+) \u2013 <\/span>the universal
\n end-goal <\/span>\u2013 a <\/span>horizon to be <\/span>approached, <\/span>but\n <\/div>\n
never <\/span>quite <\/span>r<\/span>ealized <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>and <\/span>a <\/span>state <\/span>otherwise <\/span>de\ue0c4ned <\/span>as <\/span>hyper<\/span>–\n <\/div>\n
Complexi\ue0c4cation.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
Q4P<\/div>\n
\u221e<\/div>\n
<\/span>\u2192<\/span> E+<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span>The <\/span>fundamental, <\/span>basic <\/span>drive <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>cosmic <\/span>\n <\/div>\n
dynamic. <\/span>This <\/span>represents <\/span>the <\/span>Quest <\/span>for <\/span>In\ue0c4nite <\/span>Potential <\/span>which\n <\/div>\n
drives <\/span>the cosmic <\/span>order <\/span>towards <\/span>greater <\/span>and gr<\/span>eater complexity\n <\/div>\n
towards <\/span>its <\/span>own <\/span>Extraordinariation <\/span>and
\n <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>core <\/span>of <\/span>Potentialism\n <\/div>\n
(see <\/span>Sequence1000.com).
\n <\/span>As <\/span>the <\/span>universe <\/span>inherently <\/span>is <\/span>driven\n <\/div>\n
towards <\/span>greater <\/span>and <\/span>greater <\/span>complexity<\/span>, <\/span>it <\/span>thus <\/span>pushes <\/span>it\n <\/div>\n
towards <\/span>the <\/span>inevitable <\/span>goal <\/span>of <\/span>Extraor<\/span>dinariation <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>or <\/span>a <\/span>state <\/span>of\n <\/div>\n
super<\/span>-complexity<\/span>.\n <\/div>\n
\u201c0\u201d-Point <\/span> <\/span> <\/span>The <\/span>Zer<\/span>o <\/span>Point <\/span>represents <\/span>the <\/span>universal <\/span>pre-Big <\/span><\/div>\n
Bang. <\/span>In <\/span>physics <\/span>terms, <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>pr<\/span>e-known <\/span>universe, <\/span>when
\n <\/span>all\n <\/div>\n
Planck values <\/span>were under
\n <\/span>1. It was <\/span>a <\/span>\u201ctime\u201d, if
\n <\/span>such can <\/span>be <\/span>said\n <\/div>\n
to <\/span>exist <\/span>befor<\/span>e <\/span>time <\/span>existed, <\/span>when <\/span>space <\/span>was <\/span>near <\/span>in\ue0c4nitesimally\n <\/div>\n
small, <\/span>and <\/span>gravity<\/span>, light <\/span>and much
\n <\/span>of the <\/span>rules of <\/span>current
\n <\/span>physics\n <\/div>\n
did not exist yet. The 0-Point was what existed
\n before the Q4P\n <\/div>\n
of <\/span>the <\/span>universe <\/span>caused <\/span>the <\/span>Big <\/span>Bang <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>\ue0c4rst <\/span>fundamental\n <\/div>\n
QJ, which began forming our current universe.<\/div>\n
C+ <\/span> <\/span>Complexi\ue0c4cation <\/span> The <\/span>hypothesized cosmic <\/span>intermediate <\/span>\n <\/div>\n
drive <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>\u201cQ4P\u2019<\/span>s <\/span>handmaiden\u201d <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>maneuvering <\/span>the
\n <\/span>cosmos\n <\/div>\n
towards <\/span>greater <\/span>complexity\/sophistication\/richness\/variety\/\n <\/div>\n
wondrousness.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Complexi\ue0c4cation seeks quantum <\/span>jumps \u2013 QJs (see <\/span>entry in this\n <\/div>\n
same Glossary) \u2013 as opposed to incremental
\n advance.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In <\/span>its <\/span>ongoing <\/span>march <\/span>of <\/span>Complexi\ue0c4cation <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>the <\/span>universe <\/span>moves\n <\/div>\n
ever<\/span>-and-ever <\/span>closer <\/span>to <\/span>what <\/span>Bir<\/span>nbaum <\/span>calls <\/span>Extraor<\/span>dinariation\n <\/div>\n
(E+) \u2013 <\/span>the universal
\n end-goal <\/span>\u2013 a <\/span>horizon to be <\/span>approached, <\/span>but\n <\/div>\n
never <\/span>quite <\/span>r<\/span>ealized <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>and <\/span>a <\/span>state <\/span>otherwise <\/span>de\ue0c4ned <\/span>as <\/span>hyper<\/span>–\n <\/div>\n
Complexi\ue0c4cation.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Glossary of Potentialism Terms Over the last quarter century (since Ktav published Summa I in 1988) the Theory of Potential has been re\ue0c4ned. As such, it has developed its own lexicon to describe its fundamental principle of Potentialism. Potentialists de\ue0c4ne the universal drive of cosmology as the In\ue0c4nite Quest for Potential. This is the inherent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":768,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions\/768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}