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b2861 The Cell Language Theory: Connecting Mind and Matter “6x9”

Consistent with Peirce’s triadic ontology, the principle of complemen-

tarity itself may be manifested in the Universe in three distinct

modes:

Firstness = Complementarity in metaphysics (e.g., Yin and Yang as

complementary aspects of the Dao of Lao-tze [288]; Extension and

Thought as complementary aspect of Substance of Spinoza [289];

Body and Mind as complementary aspects of Flesh of Merleau-Ponty

[249]);

Secondness = Complementarity in physics (e.g., the wave–particle

duality of light);

Thirdness = Complementarity in psychology (e.g., hysterical anesthe-

sia of William James [40]), physiology (i.e., the left/right hemispheric

specialization [291]), and molecular and cell biology (e.g., the infor-

mation/energy complementarity of gnergy [24]).

These ideas may be schematically represented as shown in Figure 6.4.

If the ideas expressed in Figure 6.4 turn out to be correct, the diver-

gence of physics and metaphysics that has been going on since Galileo’s

experiments with falling bodies in the 17th century may be reversed

through the mediating role of the life sciences of the 21st century. In

other words, the principle of information–energy complementarity

manifest in biology [24] may provide the theoretical framework to inte-

grate metaphysics (science of information?) and physics (science of

energy).

Figure 6.4 The three modes of being of the principle of complementarity (also called

“general complementarity” [24]). Life sciences as Thirdness may serve as the mediator

between metaphysics and physics.

FIRSTNESS

(Complementarity in Metaphysics)

SECONDNESS THIRDNESS

(Complementarity inPhysics)(Complementarity in Life Sciences)

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