NATURAL ORDERLINESS, CAUSE AND EFFECT, SYMMETRY AND OBSERVER: THE QUESTION OF PURPOSE IN REALITY

This article examines natural orderliness, causality, symmetry and asymmetry, natural economy, and the role of the observer in the question of purpose in reality. It investigates the formation and transformation of galaxies, stars, planets, atoms, and other material structures, distinguishing physical existence and causal processes from the attribution of purpose. The central philosophical hypothesis proposes that existence does not necessarily imply an a priori purpose. The article develops a relational architecture connecting existing configurations, possibilities, interactions, transformations, and new configurations. It also explores the relationship between being and becoming, the emergence of organized structures, explanatory simplicity, and the distinction between physical processes and the recognition of meaning by observers. By integrating concepts from the philosophy of nature, metaphysics, and philosophy of science, the work presents a conceptual framework for examining natural regularities and the continuity of transformations across different scales of reality. Its central proposition is that the consequences of existing processes may open new possibilities without necessarily having been predetermined as prior ends. Keywords: Natural Orderliness; Cause and Effect; Symmetry; Asymmetry; Observer; Purpose; Natural Economy; Simplicity; Being and Becoming; Philosophy of Nature.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-16
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23417612
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Philosophy and History of Science
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NATURAL ORDERLINESS, CAUSE AND EFFECT, SYMMETRY AND OBSERVER: THE QUESTION OF PURPOSE IN REALITY

Cláudio Vicente da Silva
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Philosophy and History of Science
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NATURAL ORDERLINESS, CAUSE AND EFFECT, SYMMETRY AND OBSERVER: THE QUESTION OF PURPOSE IN REALITY

Cláudio Vicente da Silva
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Abstract

This article examines natural orderliness, causality, symmetry and asymmetry, natural economy, and the role of the observer in the question of purpose in reality. It investigates the formation and transformation of galaxies, stars, planets, atoms, and other material structures, distinguishing physical existence and causal processes from the attribution of purpose. The central philosophical hypothesis proposes that existence does not necessarily imply an a priori purpose. The article develops a relational architecture connecting existing configurations, possibilities, interactions, transformations, and new configurations. It also explores the relationship between being and becoming, the emergence of organized structures, explanatory simplicity, and the distinction between physical processes and the recognition of meaning by observers. By integrating concepts from the philosophy of nature, metaphysics, and philosophy of science, the work presents a conceptual framework for examining natural regularities and the continuity of transformations across different scales of reality. Its central proposition is that the consequences of existing processes may open new possibilities without necessarily having been predetermined as prior ends. Keywords: Natural Orderliness; Cause and Effect; Symmetry; Asymmetry; Observer; Purpose; Natural Economy; Simplicity; Being and Becoming; Philosophy of Nature.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Philosophy and History of Science
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