Principia Cybernetica Web (C)

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Author: Joslyn, Heylighen, Turchin,

Date: AUG 1992

Action

(isa): primitive

(cases): selection, t-distinction, mutual constraint, j-representation, metasystem transition, measurement

(has):left, right

(refer-to): Whitehead

Synopsis: A synopsis, which will be developed in ontology. Directed, with left and right sides. Actions provide the primary categories of this ontology. They have a fundamental direction, leading from one aspect (beginning, prior, input, source, precondition, cause) to another (ending, posterior, output, sink, consequence, effect, result).