Part 2.: Leslie A. White on «Aufheben» ‘Meta-Monad-ization’ Dialectics
[but using different
nomenclature].
Dear Reader,
In his celebrated 1959 book entitled The Evolution
of Culture: The Development
of Civilization to the Fall of Rome, Leslie A. White spells out a
universal principle -- not
just a human-social developmental principle -- of [meta-]evolution, and of
‘ontology-expansion’, which is essentially the same as the universal principle
that is key to the interpretation and solution of so many of the applied
dialectical ‘meta-equations’ formulated via the Seldonian ‘First Arithmetic For
Dialectics’, and via its dialectical algebra, per the Seldonian
‘Algorithmic-Heuristic Universal Dialectical Method’.
The Seldonian term for this principle of ‘meta-evolution’ is
‘«aufheben» meta-unit-ization dialectic.’ Its ‘‘‘vertical’’’ aspect is the systematic
presentation of a co-extant, co-present, or synchronic ‘qualo-fractal
content-structure’ which is an ‘«aufheben» multi-meta-monad-ic, multi-meta-ontic cumulum.’
Leslie A White addresses this universal principle using a
nomenclature of “systems” and their “segments”.
White also cites the following example [on p. 147] --
“We may demonstrate the relationship of segmentation to
integration, and the roles of both in [F.E.D.: meta-]evolution, with the example of military
organization
[F.E.D.: E.g., the Encyclopedia Dialectica
Domain D = mo].”
“An army is a highly developed form of a segmented social system.”
“It is, in fact, a [F.E.D.: ‘qualo-fractal] pyramid composed of
strata of segments, the units of one level becoming [F.E.D.: better -- already also being -- by using a [meta-]dynamical
term like “becoming” in the context of a ‘synchronic «aufheben» relation’,
White blurs over a crucial distinction between ‘synchronic «aufheben» dialectic’, or
‘‘‘systematic dialectic’’’, and ‘diachronic «aufheben» process’,
and ‘diachronic dialectic’, or ‘‘‘historical dialectic’’’] segments of
the units on the next higher level”.
“On the lowest level of organization [F.E.D.: the «arché» level] are the individual soldiers,
or F.E.D.: ultimate] units.”
“They become
segments of units called squads,
which, in turn, become
units of segments called platoons,
which in turn become
segments of companies,
and so on up through battalions,
regiments,
and divisions,
to armies.”
“A number
[F.E.D.: i.e., an «arithmos»] of armies may then be integrated into a superarmy, or fighting force, of a
nation under a single command.”
“And the military
forces of a number
of allied nations may be integrated under a joint staff.”
As we noted here in an earlier blog-entry, a ‘dialectical
cumulum’ is not, in general, a “hierarchy”.
But here we see that there may be special cases of human-social,
‘multi-meta-monadic cumula’ within which ‘‘‘horizontal’’’ interactions are
suppressed, and within which egalitarian tendencies are forcibly minimized,
which are, indeed, human-social hierarchies.
FYI: Much of the work
of Karl Seldon, and of his collaborators, including work by “yours truly”, is
available for your
free-of-charge download via --
Regards,
Miguel Detonacciones,
Member, Foundation Encyclopedia Dialectica
[F.E.D.],
Officer, F.E.D.
Office of Public Liaison
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