Complexity Science Research

The Functionalist Approach to Sciences: A Paradigm Shift

September 28, 2021 in The Unicist Research Institute tagged Complexity Science Research / Functionalist Approach to Sciences / Unicist Paradigm Shift by The Unicist Research Institute

The unicist approach to complexity science was developed to provide a methodology that is specific to deal with complex adaptive systems to avoid the extension of the use of methodologies that correspond to the field of researching systemic aspects of reality.

Before: Sciences were based on an empirical cause-effect approach that was functional in systemic environments but dysfunctional to deal with complex adaptive environments that have open boundaries and bi-univocal relationships among their components.

After: The unicist approach to sciences is based on a pragmatic, structuralist and functionalist framework that allows integrating the scientific approach to both complex and systemic environments. It subordinates the empirical approach to deal with operational aspects after the complex aspects have been managed using a unicist ontological approach. It integrates systemic sciences and complexity sciences in a unified field.

Example in Economics: The knowledge of the unicist ontogenetic maps allow defining the structural economic solution for an entity and the use of the technical-analytical tools allows defining and monitoring the operation.

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Expanding the Boundaries of Sciences

September 24, 2021 in The Unicist Research Institute tagged Complex Adaptive Systems / Complexity Science Research by The Unicist Research Institute

As it is known, the management of complexity has been an unsolved challenge for sciences. This challenge was faced in 1976 by The Unicist Research Institute that was a pioneering organization in finding a structural solution for complexity without using artificial palliatives.

The paradigm shift, based on the emulation of nature, was developed to solve the need of having reliable knowledge to deal with complex environments. It was provoked by the fallacy of considering empirically-justified knowledge as reliable knowledge.

It allowed managing complex environments as a unified field.

The paradigm shift was triggered by the need to understand complex adaptive systems. The shift implies having subordinated the empirical approach to sciences to a pragmatic, structuralist and functionalist approach to deal with complex environments that integrates, at an operational level, the preexisting empiricism.

This is a superior level in sciences that integrates complexity sciences with systemic sciences using the double-dialectical logic to emulate the ontogenetic intelligence of nature and using objects to emulate the organization of nature.

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Research: The Unicist Theory integrates the Macrocosmos and the Microcosmos

January 3, 2020 in The Unicist Research Institute tagged Adaptive systems / Complexity Science / Complexity Science Research / Ontogenetic Intelligence of Nature / Peter Belohlavek / Unicist Evolutionary Approach / Unicist Theory / Unicist Theory of Evolution by The Unicist Research Institute

An international research consortium is being organized to confirm the hypothesis that the unicist theory is the integrator of the macrocosmos and the microcosmos. The purpose of this theory is to provide a framework to forecast the evolution of adaptive entities considering their restricted and wide contexts.

The Unicist Theory explains the evolution and dynamics of complex adaptive entities, whether they are natural entities or artificial entities. This theory is based on the discovery of the triadic structure of the ontogenetic intelligence of nature, which drove to a universal application. Access a synthesis of the theory: https://www.unicist-school.org/complexity-sciences/unicist-theory/

This theory describes the universal structure of the unified field in nature that is applicable to all complex adaptive entities, whatever their kind. It needs to be considered that the unified field has a triadic structure that is homologous to the structure of the ontogenetic intelligence of nature. Unicist concept was the name given to this triadic structure.

The Macrocosmos

The structure of unicist concepts allows defining the structure of the evolution of nature (living beings), of the universe and of any complex adaptive system or environment. It emulates the functionality, dynamics and evolution of any adaptive environment, whatever its quality. Access the Unicist Library: https://www.unicist.com/flexpaper/flex-files/collection-unicist-r-and-d/unicist_ontology_evolution_en5_b/

The structures of the concepts define the positive potential energy that is implicit in the objects that integrate these concepts, which define the energy of the double dialectical actions that can be seen in the expansion of the universe and the gravitational force that sustains this expansion.

These two functions are homologous with the active and entropic function and the energy conservation function of the unicist evolutionary approach.

The Microcosmos

The credibility or functionality zone behaves like a “micro-cosmos”. Its functionality is compatible and homologous to what is known as quantum mechanics.
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While the active function works as “waves”, the energy conservation function works as “particles”.

A particle is an object which is sub-atomic and has a definite mass and charge.
A wave is a disturbance that propagates through space and time, usually with transference of energy.

This implies that a given reality works as “waves and particles”.

Synthesis

The format of this research project fully depends on the participants of the research project. Until the end of this year, The Unicist Research Institute expects to find associates to integrate a physicist, a biologist, a mathematician and an epistemologist that have an extreme level of abstraction capacity and are active in this field or a homologous field. There will also be a group of volunteers participating in the destructive testing processes.
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Discovery of the Fallacies of Ethical Intelligence

October 7, 2019 in The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Cobots tagged Complexity Science Research / Ethical Intelligence Fallacies / Human Fallacies by The Unicist Research Institute

Introduction

Multiple researches have been completed this year at The Unicist Research Institute after several years of application.

It has to be considered that the unicist research in complex adaptive environments requires real application with parallel research processes that allow developing the destructive tests needed to confirm the functionality of knowledge. That is why these researches demand several years to be completed.

The most significant researches that were completed were the unicist ontological structure of: ethical fallacies, the ontogenesis of fallacies, functional knowledge, lies, pseudo-change and evolutionary constructivism.

Although these researches are for private use, those that contribute to the solution of universal problems are opened to the market. There is a backlog of 106 ongoing researches.

The Fallacies of Ethical Intelligence

The research on human fallacies has been completed. The discovery of the ethical intelligence fallacies and the ontogenesis of fallacies has been completed after 33 years of research. It began in 1986.

The perception fallacies, strategic intelligence fallacies, logical thinking fallacies and conceptual fallacies had been confirmed 15 years ago, but the ethical intelligence fallacies required more time to confirm the functionality until the behavior became fully predictable.

The level of ethics that is necessary to develop an activity needs to be matched with the level of ethics an individual has. When the level of ethics of an individual is below the required level of ethics, the individual loses her/his groundings, and fears dominate her/his actions.

The first natural response is to lie and the second is to generate the necessary fallacies to avoid the discomfort zone produced by fear.

The purpose of ethical fallacies is to establish a parallel reality that sustains an individual’s comfort zone and avoids guilt and fears. An example of this can be observed in the behavior of addicts.

This research confirmed the need to develop destructive testing as the solution to avoid fallacious actions in complex adaptive environments, and the “management of fears” as the solution to deal with complex problems.

In the social and business world, this simply requires ensuring that the participants in a decision process have the necessary knowledge and ethics to approach a specific problem.

This research will be presented in the XI International Unicist Conference in March 2020 as a contribution to manage the fallacies fostered by the uncertainty introduced by the 4th Industrial Revolution.

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Participation in Unicist Think Tanks to develop Solutions

June 18, 2015 in The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Cobots / Unicist Logical Approach tagged Adaptive systems / Complexity Science Research / The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Confederation / Unicist Corporate University / Unicist Evolutionary Approach / Unicist Logical Approach / Unicist Standard / Unicist Think Tanks by Peter Belohlavek

The Unicist Research Institute (TURI) is a private global decentralized research center specialized in complexity sciences that is focused on the research of the evolution of adaptive systems. More than 5,000 unicist ontological researches were developed since 1976 in the field of individual, institutional and social evolution.

If you are interested in participating please contact: n.i.brown@unicist.org

About the Think Tanks

Think Tanks are small autonomous organizations, organized by industry, that use the technology provided by The Unicist Research Institute to manage complexity. Unicist is in charge of the quality assurance of the R&D process. Each Think Tank is organized based on the type of industry.

There are four types of Think Tanks

1) For Basic Sciences
2) For Future Research
3) For Social/Economic Long-term Planning
4) For Unicist Spin-off Implementation

Think Tanks are integrated by Doers

The research on human complex adaptive systems cannot be done through artificial experiments or simulations. It has to be developed in an environment of real action. In the unicist approach doing and researching are integrated in a unified field. That is why only “doers” can research the field of complex adaptive processes. Observers can only rationalize them.

Complexity Science Research

Complexity Sciences are defined as the scientific approach to deal with adaptive systems considering them as a unified field. The critical masses of all the interdependent elements included in the unified field of an adaptive system define its functionality. The unicist approach to complexity sciences integrates ontology, science and actions in a unified field.

Adaptive Technologies for Businesses

The available IT technologies made the development of adaptive systems meaningful. The objective of building adaptive systems is to integrate software, hardware and peopleware in adaptive work or business processes to assure the quality of the results produced.

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The Unicist Theory changed the paradigms of the scientific approach to complexity

April 14, 2015 in The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Cobots tagged Complex Adaptive Systems / Complexity Science Research / Peter Belohlavek / The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Evolutionary Approach / Unicist Theory by The Unicist Research Institute

The Unicist Theory, developed by Peter Belohlavek at The Unicist Research Institute, changed the paradigms of the scientific approach to complexity. It made a logical approach to complex adaptive systems possible, making them reasonable, understandable and manageable. It integrated Complexity Sciences and Systemic Sciences in a unified field.

The Unicist Theory emulates the organization of nature by introducing unicist objects to drive business processes, institutional processes and social processes. You can access the complete document at http://www.unicist.org/repo

Overview

What is the Unicist Theory?

It is the theory that explains the nature of things.

What does the wording “nature of things” mean?

The nature of an entity is defined by its functionality in an environment, which has an underlying conceptual structure that emulates the intelligence that underlies nature.

What does the intelligence of nature mean?

It means that the functionality of every natural entity is driven by a purpose, an active and entropic principle that drives changes and an energy conservation principle that sustains the purpose.

What is the knowledge of the nature of things needed for?

To know what we are doing or talking about in order to better adapt to the environment, which implies influencing the environment while being influenced by it.

How reliable is this knowledge?

This knowledge is fully reliable because it deals with the conceptual functionality of things. It solves the empirical probabilistic approach of most systemic sciences.

When is the application of the Unicist Theory necessary?

It is necessary to diagnose, build strategies and design architectures in adaptive environments like businesses, institutions, social behavior and future research.

What happens if it is not used when dealing with complex adaptive environments?

When the nature of an entity is not considered, the capacity to adapt is lost and is replaced by dominating, opposing or submitting to the environment.

Which are the limits of its application?

The limits are given by the capacity of individuals to apprehend the concepts that underlie facts.

The Basic Breakthroughs that sustain the Unicist Theory

1) The discovery of the Ontogenetic Intelligence of Nature that regulates the evolution of living beings.

2) The discovery that Complex Adaptive Systems do not include variables but include objects that are interrelated by biunivocal multiple relationships.

3) The discovery of complementation and supplementation as the unique types of relationships in Nature.

4) The discovery of Human Ontointelligence that allows apprehending the concepts that underlie the nature and things.

Introduction

The objective of the development of the Unicist Theory was to find a structural solution to deal with complex adaptive systems considering their characteristics. Complex adaptive systems have, among other aspects, open boundaries and are integrated by the conjunction of their elements. In such systems, there is no possibility for the existence of observers.

The Unicist Theory, based on the discovery of the ontogenetic intelligence of nature, allowed developing the four scientific pillars that provided the basics of the unicist logic based and objects driven technologies to manage human complex adaptive environments: Conceptual Economics, Conceptual Anthropology, Conceptual Psychology and Conceptual Management.

The Unicist Theory was originated by the need of finding responses to the question of why things happen in the social and economic world in order to influence evolution. It was triggered by the need of going beyond the empirical Know How that was used in the 70s to approach complex adaptive environments and the need to integrate it with a “Know Why”, that was inexistent.

The author developed an inductive approach to complex environments, which implied that he began at an operational level dealing with complex adaptive systems and entered deeper and deeper until the Unicist Theory was born. This theory was born when the structure of the concepts that underlie facts was discovered.

Then he began the application and research work to find the structure of concepts in the field of complex adaptive systems, beginning with biology and ending with social sciences and future research. This research work was possible due to the development of the unicist ontological research methodology that changed the paradigms of sciences to approach complexity.

The Theory itself

The research in complexity sciences to manage complex adaptive systems that led to the discovery of the Ontogenetic Intelligence of Nature and the Unicist Theory began in 1976. It was led by Peter Belohlavek and included the following discoveries and developments: Unicist Ontology, Unicist Logic, Unicist Conceptualization, Ontogenetic Maps and Unicist Objects.

The Unicist Theory was developed to manage the nature of complex adaptive entities.

On the one hand, to approach the nature of things an individual needs to be able to apprehend the essential patterns that underlie the operational patterns that are observable.

But, on the other hand, complex adaptive entities have open boundaries, which imply that the individual, who intends to influence the environment is part of the system, which makes traditional systemic science research methods fallacious.

In this context, the Unicist Ontological Research Methodology was developed to transform complex problems into manageable problems.

The Unicist Theory needs to be apprehended using the ontointelligence any individual has. It defines the individual’s capacity to apprehend the nature of things in adaptive environments.

It has to be considered that 3-5 year old children use their conceptual approach to reality to adapt to an environment that fully exceeds their rational comprehension by posing and endless questioning on the “WHY” of things.

Ontointelligence is necessary to manage reality as a unified field. This is necessary when dealing with complex adaptive systems. Ontointelligence is the deepest human intelligence that allows apprehending the nature that underlies observable facts. It is integrated by ethical intelligence, strategic intelligence and the logical type of thinking of individuals.

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The Unicist Theory solved the approach to complexity

November 12, 2014 in The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Cobots / Unicist Logical Approach tagged Complex Adaptive Systems / Complexity Science Research / Ontogenetic Intelligence of Nature / ontogenetic maps / Peter Belohlavek / The Unicist Research Institute / The Unicist Theory / Unicist Approach to Complexity / Unicist Confederation / Unicist Corporate University / Unicist Evolutionary Approach / Unicist Logic / Unicist Objects / Unicist Ontology by The Unicist Research Institute

The Unicist Theory made adaptive systems manageable and gave an epistemological structure to complexity sciences. As it is known, the management of complexity has been an unsolved challenge for sciences. This challenge has been faced in 1976 by Peter Belohlavek at The Unicist Research Institute, which became a pioneering organization in the development of concrete solutions to manage the complex adaptive systems by developing a logical approach that uses the Unicist Theory.

A double dialectical logical approach to manage complex problems has been discovered. This approach is based on the discovery that complex systems have a triadic structure that emulates the ontogenetic intelligence of nature, represented by a purpose, an active principle and an energy conservation principle and their integration. The Unicist Theory that solved the approach to complexity includes the Ontogenetic Intelligence of Nature, the Unicist Ontology, the Unicist Logic, the Unicist Conceptualization, the Unicist Ontology of Evolution, the Ontogenetic Maps and the Unicist Objects.

There are fields that are generally accepted as being complex such as: life sciences, social sciences, anthropology, political sciences, economic sciences, behavioral sciences, medicine, psychology, education, businesses, ecology and meteorology.

The complexity of a system is intrinsic, which means that it does not depend on the perception of an individual. But in order to apprehend a complex system it is necessary that the person emulates the system in mind, which fully depends on the individual. This required defining what a complex system is.

Science dealt with complexity using multiple palliatives but without achieving consensus of what complex systems are. The main problem to manage complexity is that all the elements of the complex system are integrated by bi-univocal conjunctions without the possibility of the existence of disjunctions, that the boundaries of the objects that integrate the complex system are open and that the system is open in itself. The only measurable facts are the results that such system produces.

The most difficult task was the completion of the scientific evidences to confirm the functionality of the solutions, which demanded thousands of applications until they could be synthesized. The scientific evidences of the Unicist Theory were: the functionality of amino acids, the structure of atoms, the structure of biological entities, the nervous system, the similarity between natural and social objects, the fact that unicist concepts behave as stem cells and that thinking processes are homologous to the functionality of electricity.

The Unicist Theory was used to develop applications in Life Sciences, Future Research, Business, Education, Healthcare and Social and Human behavior. Now complex adaptive systems became manageable and complexity science received its epistemological structure. Palliatives to deal with complexity will continue to be used until people accept that complexity needs to be approached in its nature.

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The 100 Major Unicist Discoveries that are Changing the World

January 21, 2014 in The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Cobots / Unicist Logical Approach tagged 100 Major Unicist Discoveries / Complexity Science Research / Conceptual Anthropology / Conceptual Economy / Conceptual Psychology / Future Research / Peter Belohlavek / The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Evolutionary Approach / Unicist Logical Approach by Unicist Press Committee

We are pleased to present the major discoveries made at The Unicist Research Institute that are a breakthrough and a back to basic in the management of the adaptive aspects of reality. You can access them at: http://www.unicist.org/repo/#Unicist

The Unicist Research Institute was the pioneer in using the unicist logical approach in complexity science research and became a private global decentralized leading research organization in the field of human adaptive systems. It fosters a logical approach to complex adaptive systems with a strong focus on economics, businesses, globalization, cybernetics and future research.

It is the major research organization in its specialty. More than 4,700 unicist ontological researches were developed from 1976 to July 2013 in the field of individual, institutional and social evolution. The main countries that originated these researches were: US, DE, UK, FR, JP, SE, CA, CH, IN, BR, AR, CAT, RU, CN, AU. It required changing the systemic approaches to manage the open boundaries and the conjunction of the elements that integrate the adaptive systems.

Its applications are based on Conceptual Economy, Conceptual Anthropology, Conceptual Psychology, the Unicist Logical Approach to Businesses, Adaptive Automation and Logical Inferences based Future Research.

Acknowledgements

The development of these researches was possible due to the participation in the research of hundreds of institutions and companies and thousands of individuals since its beginning in 1976.

As it is known, complexity research has to be developed in the “real world” and doesn’t allow making artificial experimentation. Thus, the researches on unicist ontological structures of reality gave birth to the Unicist Standard which is based on the discovery of the ontogenetic intelligence of nature and the consequent Unicist Theory of Evolution.

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The 100 Major Unicist Discoveries of The Unicist Research Institute

November 2, 2013 in The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Cobots / Unicist Logical Approach tagged 100 Major Unicist Discoveries / Complexity Science Research / Conceptual Anthropology / Conceptual Economy / Conceptual Psychology / Future Research / Peter Belohlavek / The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Evolutionary Approach / Unicist Logical Approach by Unicist Press Committee

The Unicist Research Institute is the research organization where a seamless integration of complexity sciences with systemic sciences became possible. This allowed developing the unicist logical approach to deal with human adaptive systems. You can access the major researches at: https://www.unicist.org/scientific-collaboration

The unicist logic based technologies were developed to forecast and influence the evolution of human adaptive systems based on the knowledge of their nature.

Complexity Sciences have been defined as the scientific approach to complex adaptive systems. Since 1976, the research has been led by Peter Belohlavek.

The discovery of the Ontogenetic Intelligence of Nature gave birth to the unicist approach to complexity.

This research provided a methodology to research complexity as a unified field, which erased the barriers between philosophy, science and action.

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