TFNR - Properties / Behaviors and Phenomena
Why do we speak here of Properties, Behaviors, and Phenomena?
Essentially because we have just discussed Relations—their role in the construction of Reality, from the most elementary level, the direct manifestation of the Source, where the Process of Reality Formation originates causally and expresses itself variationally, to the more complex and articulated levels: the domain of Entities, of Derived Sources, of complex Events, of less elementary types of Relationships, of Derived Processes.
As with everything in Physical Reality (except at the most elementary level—the level of the unstructured Elementary Field, the only absolute dimension, and therefore unreachable, unknowable to us who are relative Forms, founded upon Relationships, Information, and Action-in-Form), Properties, Behaviors, and Phenomena also derive from Relations among Entities, among Events and Processes, and can only be formulated and understood in relative, relational terms.
And, following this approach, how can we define these concepts?
Properties: These are the inherent attributes or conditions of Entities, Processes, InfoStructures, Forms, Systems, etc. They are often static descriptors, but they can also be dynamic (e.g. velocity, entropy).
Behaviors: These refer to patterns of change or responses over time—how a system evolves, reacts, or interacts. Behavior emerges from the configuration and interaction of Properties.
Phenomena: These are observable manifestations—the Processes we perceive or measure. A phenomenon is typically the result of Behaviors governed by Properties.
From the point of view of the causal and functional relationships between this terms, we can say that:
- the connection can be expressed as: Properties -> Behaviors -> Phenomena
- Properties enable or constrain Behaviors
- Behaviors generate or express Phenomena.
- Phenomena reveal properties and behaviors through observation.
For example: the Charge of a Particle (Properties) determine how it moves in an electromagnetic field (Behavior), which we observe as deflection or radiation emission (Phenomenon).
Some reflections on epistemological aspects:
- We often infer properties from Phenomena via models and measurements.
- Behaviors are interpreted through theoretical frameworks (e.g. Newtonian, relativistic, quantum).
- Phenomena are context-dependent: the same Behavior may yield different Phenomena depending on the observer’s scale, resolution, or interpretive lens.
- In complex systems, emergent Phenomena tend to arise from collective Behaviors that are not reducible to individual Properties.
Properties are attributes, characteristics, ways of expressions, qualities and quantities of Entities, Events, Relations, Processes, Phenomena, both in the physical and the cognitive domains of Nature.
Properties are attributes, characteristics, modes of expression, qualities and quantities of Entities, Events, Relations, Processes, Phenomena, present in both the physical and cognitive domains of Nature.
Examples of fundamental properties: Causality, Variationality, Spatiality, Temporality, Existence, Essence / Form, Extension and Size, Mass, Motion, Charge, Spin, Density, Color, Hardness, Duration, Chemical composition, Capacity.
Examples of fundamental properties: Causality, Variationality, Spatiality, Temporality, Existence, Essence / Form, Extension and Size, Mass, Motion, Charge, Spin, Density, Color, Hardness, Duration, Chemical composition, Capacity.
Behaviors are dynamical properties, the ways a system—biological, physical, mechanical, or even social—evolves over time under given conditions. When considering dynamical properties, we're examining how states change based on interactions, feedback loops, and external forces. Some key concepts related to general behavior: stability or order vs. chaos, feedback mechanisms, oscillatory behavior, emergent behavior, self-Organization, etc.
Behaviors are dynamical properties—the ways a system—biological, physical, mechanical, or even social—evolves over time under given conditions. When considering dynamical properties, we examine how states change through interactions, feedback loops, and external forces. Key concepts related to general behavior include: stability or order vs. chaos, feedback mechanisms, oscillatory behavior, emergent behavior, self-organization, etc.
Phenomena are the answer to the questions "what happens?" and "how happens?".
They are Events organized by Relations.
Phenomena are the answer to the questions "what happens?" and "how does it happen?"
They are Events organized by Relations
Phenomena are all the organized sets/nets of Events (Processes) that causally and variationally connect Entities, with Relations that determine the Properties of the Structures of Information and the Forms that compose the Reality. Any Process of Events (elementary and complex) connected/organized by Relations, domain of Information in Evolution.
Phenomena encompass all organized sets or networks of Events (Processes) that causally and variationally connect Entities—through Relations that determine the Properties of the Structures of Information and the Forms composing Reality. Any Process of Events (elementary or complex) connected and organized by Relations belongs to the domain of Information in Evolution.
In the physical domain of Nature, Phenomenon is any Physical Process of Physical Events (elementary and complex) connected/organized by Physical Relations, domain of Physical Information in Physical Evolution.
In the physical domain of Nature, a Phenomenon is any Physical Process of Physical Events (elementary or complex) connected and organized by Physical Relations—within the domain of Physical Information in Physical Evolution.
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