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Human reality is complex and therefore difficult to understand or to deal with in a sense that is paradigmatically comprehensive and relatively unbiased by ideological presuppositions or implications. Human reality may be said to be constituted by systems at a natural level of stratification. These systems are both physical and biological, but they are also something more in that they are also significantly symbolic and cultural in their patterning of articulation, and this is what makes them unique and different from any other kind of system in the universe that we are currently aware of. The human brain, barely three pounds of tissue, the size of a soft-ball, is perhaps the most complex thing known to exist in the entire universe. And yet, by itself, it seems a supremely and sublimely simple thing. It is undoubtedly the product of almost four billion years of biological evolution on planet earth, and because evolution remains as yet an open book, we cannot say that the human brain, while interesting, is necessarily an end-product of that evolution. It is quite true that the likelihood of another species emerging with qualities similar to that of the human brain are probably quite remote. It has long been known that some dolpin and other cetacean brains are in mass and proportion to body weight comparable to the human brain. Dolphins that have been studied have demonstrated sophisticated communication and language capacities, and even the capacity for creative learning. But it is evident that dophins have not yet elaborated comparable forms of culture and civilization that human beings have accomplished.

All human beings are of a single species, and even a single sub-species. The differences separating people are largely superficial and minor within a range of variation. We cannot therefore reasonably invoke biological determinants as the primary causes for differences between people in terms of their behavior and adaptive functioning, particularly upon the group level.

One of the most noteworthy characteristics of the human species are their language, and the related capacity for the transmission of human culture, which can be defined as constructed patterns of adaptive behavior and associated artifacts that have no biological basis and that are shared by people across space and over time.

Human systems have always functioned within a larger evolutionary framework, and can only best be understood in a general sense in relation to the contextual frameworks in which they occur over time and space. Needless to say, human systems have become so successful that they have become the predominant biological system upon earth, and they are having a dramatic direct and many indirect impacts upon the evolution of life as we know it. It becomes vital to seek to understand this impact and the role that human systems have come to play in the world, in the past, at present and possibly in the future.

Anthropological Metasystems

Human Metasystems is a subsystem of the Global Metasystems Framework, which in turn is a subsystem of the Omniprise.net Framework. Human Metasystems as a part of Global Metasystems shares its resources and is functionally constrained within this larger framework in certain ways that are delimited in terms of the range and type of interests and involvements undertaken within the aegis of this domain name and its represented subsystem.

The primary purpose of Human metasystems as a web-domain is the publication of content relating to research into human systems and the associated development of a realistic and scientific perspective on human metasystems contexts in the world.

Research, reporting, and developmental design are therefore the focal interests of Human Metasystems. We hope in the elaboration of the webpages of this site to bring interesting content concerning what we learn about human systems and metasystems, and to provide frameworks by which we can better understand and manage human systems in the world.

The objectives of Human Measystems are decidedly more specific and focal compared to the purposes of other related websites (Alternative Anthropology; Lewis Metaculture; Human Development Systems) that deal with more general topics and a more general range of topics. Our interests here in Human Metasystems concern centrally more specific problem sets, methodologies and applications. These are briefly listed below:

Human Systems Theory

Human Metasystems Methodology

Symbolic Framing Methodology

Intercorrelational Analysis

Ethnographic Patterning of Human Knowledge Systems

Non-linear, Dynamic Programming and Simulation of Human Systems

Applied Systems of Human communication, construction, cultural mediation and conflict resolution

It is our interest in the near term to develop pages on this web-site devoted to the questions and problems of human metasystems methodologies and related theoretical issues, and to provide reports of current research undertakings within this framework.

Human Metasystems as a website and an area of research interest is dedicated to the comprehension of this problem set.

Human metasystems are based upon general anthropological systems theory that is rooted to a theory of the symbolic construction and transformation of human cultural reality, the transculturative affects of human civilization processes, and the anthropological relativity of human knowledge.

The principle concerns of applied human metasystems are in:

1. Development of alternative educational systems based upon theories of symbolic development, cognitive growth, enculturation and socialization, and symbolic mediation of experience.

2. Alternative human development and human systems projects and programs that are capable of addressing urgent areas of need and concern in the contemporary world.

3. Development of an alternative human metacultural system within a global framework based upon earthbound values.

4. Development of institutional and organizational mechanisms for the effective control and mediation of conflict and the prevention of violence as the consequence of human behavior.

These concerns are reflected in the interest and incipient involvement in alternative education, human development systems, and related research programs and applied projects relating to human systems theory.

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	Global MetaSystems \| home Physical Metasystems \| Physical Metasystems \| Biological Metasystems \| Anthropological Metasystems \| Anthropological Metasystems \| Multipurpose Laboratory \| Working Metasystems Anthropological Metasystems Human reality is complex and therefore difficult to understand or to deal with in a sense that is paradigmatically comprehensive and relatively unbiased by ideological presuppositions or implications. Human reality may be said to be constituted by systems at a natural level of stratification. These systems are both physical and biological, but they are also something more in that they are also significantly symbolic and cultural in their patterning of articulation, and this is what makes them unique and different from any other kind of system in the universe that we are currently aware of. The human brain, barely three pounds of tissue, the size of a soft-ball, is perhaps the most complex thing known to exist in the entire universe. And yet, by itself, it seems a supremely and sublimely simple thing. It is undoubtedly the product of almost four billion years of biological evolution on planet earth, and because evolution remains as yet an open book, we cannot say that the human brain, while interesting, is necessarily an end-product of that evolution. It is quite true that the likelihood of another species emerging with qualities similar to that of the human brain are probably quite remote. It has long been known that some dolpin and other cetacean brains are in mass and proportion to body weight comparable to the human brain. Dolphins that have been studied have demonstrated sophisticated communication and language capacities, and even the capacity for creative learning. But it is evident that dophins have not yet elaborated comparable forms of culture and civilization that human beings have accomplished. All human beings are of a single species, and even a single sub-species. The differences separating people are largely superficial and minor within a range of variation. We cannot therefore reasonably invoke biological determinants as the primary causes for differences between people in terms of their behavior and adaptive functioning, particularly upon the group level. One of the most noteworthy characteristics of the human species are their language, and the related capacity for the transmission of human culture, which can be defined as constructed patterns of adaptive behavior and associated artifacts that have no biological basis and that are shared by people across space and over time. Human systems have always functioned within a larger evolutionary framework, and can only best be understood in a general sense in relation to the contextual frameworks in which they occur over time and space. Needless to say, human systems have become so successful that they have become the predominant biological system upon earth, and they are having a dramatic direct and many indirect impacts upon the evolution of life as we know it. It becomes vital to seek to understand this impact and the role that human systems have come to play in the world, in the past, at present and possibly in the future. Anthropological Metasystems Human Metasystems is a subsystem of the Global Metasystems Framework, which in turn is a subsystem of the Omniprise.net Framework. Human Metasystems as a part of Global Metasystems shares its resources and is functionally constrained within this larger framework in certain ways that are delimited in terms of the range and type of interests and involvements undertaken within the aegis of this domain name and its represented subsystem. The primary purpose of Human metasystems as a web-domain is the publication of content relating to research into human systems and the associated development of a realistic and scientific perspective on human metasystems contexts in the world. Research, reporting, and developmental design are therefore the focal interests of Human Metasystems. We hope in the elaboration of the webpages of this site to bring interesting content concerning what we learn about human systems and metasystems, and to provide frameworks by which we can better understand and manage human systems in the world. The objectives of Human Measystems are decidedly more specific and focal compared to the purposes of other related websites (Alternative Anthropology; Lewis Metaculture; Human Development Systems) that deal with more general topics and a more general range of topics. Our interests here in Human Metasystems concern centrally more specific problem sets, methodologies and applications. These are briefly listed below: Human Systems Theory Human Metasystems Methodology Symbolic Framing Methodology Intercorrelational Analysis Ethnographic Patterning of Human Knowledge Systems Non-linear, Dynamic Programming and Simulation of Human Systems Applied Systems of Human communication, construction, cultural mediation and conflict resolution It is our interest in the near term to develop pages on this web-site devoted to the questions and problems of human metasystems methodologies and related theoretical issues, and to provide reports of current research undertakings within this framework. Human Metasystems as a website and an area of research interest is dedicated to the comprehension of this problem set. Human metasystems are based upon general anthropological systems theory that is rooted to a theory of the symbolic construction and transformation of human cultural reality, the transculturative affects of human civilization processes, and the anthropological relativity of human knowledge. The principle concerns of applied human metasystems are in: 1. Development of alternative educational systems based upon theories of symbolic development, cognitive growth, enculturation and socialization, and symbolic mediation of experience. 2. Alternative human development and human systems projects and programs that are capable of addressing urgent areas of need and concern in the contemporary world. 3. Development of an alternative human metacultural system within a global framework based upon earthbound values. 4. Development of institutional and organizational mechanisms for the effective control and mediation of conflict and the prevention of violence as the consequence of human behavior. These concerns are reflected in the interest and incipient involvement in alternative education, human development systems, and related research programs and applied projects relating to human systems theory. Sorry for the Inconvenience! You have reached the current limit of our web-construction activities, please turn back and explore other avenues!