Entropy as a Philosophy
Abstract
The ancient Greeks considered philosophy as the mother of sciences engulfing the essence of all human achievements. It is therefore, natural to associate her with elements of universal scientific developments. The intention of this article is to present the current point of view of the situations governing our planet, our societies, our environment, and attempt to foresee their future developments. Entropy, the thermodynamic measure, is an analytic tool that may serve to evaluate phenomena that dominate our lives, and therefore belongs to the realm of philosophy. Since the trends show a universal trend for equalization, like the concepts of codification and globalization, an increase in global entropy is appearing as an obvious result. Is this going to create an "equivalent thermal death" to our planet? Is there a cure to this phenomenon? The recently developed theory of Chaos, introduced by Ilya Prigogine gives us some hopes for a possible redemption of this catastrophe. This will be discussed scientifically in the sequel, by considering the various elements of our present situations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA515701
Entities
People
- George N. Saridis
Organizations
- National Institute of Standards and Technology