Replying to LO20346
Dear LO'ers
In LO20346, At de Lange gave a description of his fifth essentiality:
"spareness". Thank you, At. Your essentialities become an interesting
story.
To make sure that I have understand this essentiality, I like to translate
your contribution in my words. I hope you don't mind, but this is the best
check of understanding.
First of all, you explained that (because of wholeness) if something
changes, somewhere else a change will happen. And to change something,
energy and work is required, which must come from somewhere else too.
The spareness has to do with the speed and amount of the consumption of
energy from somewhere else. This speed and quantity is limited by upper
and a lower bounds. And here, the successfulness of a fruitful connection
comes into play.
As soon we start to measure speed and quatity, a 'third party' is
introduced: the measuring instrument. This instrument causes extra -
sometimes unwanted but unavoidable - changes.
I hope this very short summary touches the essence.
Now I do have some questions. The answers are for me necessary to create a
richer picture of spareness.
1. Even our senses are measuring instruments. What will do the observation
by one person (or many) to the observed person? Think of 'controlling'
(chief - employee relationships), or a full stadion watching a football
match?
2. Has the twin syndrome as described in the Primer on Entropy (LO19987)
something to do with "spareness"?
3. In an earlier private correspondence with At, we discussed briefly the
parasythical relationships, which sometimes occur between two persons. I
mentioned then the relationship of the famous sculptor Auguste Rodin with
Camille Claudel. The creativity of Camille was completely exhausted (At
called Rodin a vampire) by the intense relationship with Rodin. The
creativity of Camille ended, and she lived for nearly 40 years in
psychiatric institutions.
Has this also to do with "spareness"?
dr. Leo D. Minnigh
minnigh@library.tudelft.nl
Library Technical University Delft
PO BOX 98, 2600 MG Delft, The Netherlands
Tel.: 31 15 2782226
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