990115 2242 - Observer, Object and Gauge Symmetry

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Von: Farid Novin <fnovin@bank-banque-canada.ca>
An: Multiple recipients of list <kant-l@bucknell.edu>
Betreff: Observer, Object and Gauge Symmetry
Datum: Freitag, 15. Januar 1999 22:54

Michael Joseph Welters writes:

For an object to be a phenomenon (experiencable for us), it must cohere to
our intuitions, concepts, etc. But does this mean objects cohere to our
thoughts entirely?

The answer is affirmative, the object *must conform* to our thoughts
*entirely*. In fact, categories or the pure concepts of understanding
are themselves empirical *local* regularities that are verified by *common*sense.
*Common*sence, is the verification by the Aristotelian *other*
(a statistical majority, determining an expected value -- a *mean*ing) of
of my (unity of apperception's) understanding of an object.

The object in-itself constitute *a random* realization of the probabilities
of various Lie fields. When *I* observe a *thing*, I impose a pattern on this
symmetric randomness, I break the gauge symmetry. I argue and suggest this
pattern to the *other* (society)-- much as the two main character argue
about their dreams in Becket's Waiting for Godo.
The *other* provides me with a *universal*
distribution, against which my understanding of the object can be tested. So
any understanding would be allowed and a *local gauge transformation*
or a Slutzky-Khintchine operation can restore the original symmetry. This
transformability of appels into oranges, in any type of picture frame,
is deeply disturbing for our intuition conditioned in the Boolean logic,
but,I think, can be better understood if one applies it to an AI.

Sorry I have to run now to get to the air port.

Best Regards
fN