OEC David Cota Ontology of Emergent Complexity

Theme I

Form Does Not Preexist

General Index Field-Book II Theme I

Form Does Not Preexist is the first movement of Field-Book II, framed here through its three-chapter structure.

Theme introduction

Introduction to Theme I

Form Does Not Preexist establishes the local stakes of this part of Field-Book II and frames the three chapters that follow.

The three chapter positions below define the structure of this theme; use the sidebar to move across the book and the wider work.

Theme chapters

The three chapters of this theme

Chapter 1

Form is an Event

Chapter 2

There is no form without force

Chapter 3

Repetition That Is Not Equality