In this note we will analyze the conceptual category of an event.

An event is the realization (materialization) of a possibility or a potential state within a specific coordinate of time and space.

An event is the realization (materialization) of some potential - to hecho.

It is the coming-into-being of the potential into the real at a minimal level of aggregation.

An event is an instance of an event type or class - that is converted from potential state - to an actual state.

Note: Upon deeper reflection, events should be understood primarily as a fundamental and relevant epistemic tool; we should refrain from ontologizing them.

Note state: Let’s leave this note aside for a time, set it aside, and return to the idea of an event in order to advance toward a minimal and perspectival understanding of it.

Guiding Questions

• (Formulation)
  • What does the term event denote?
  • What kinds of entities or phenomena are typically classified as events?
  • Does the term refer to occurrences, changes, interactions, or state transitions?
  • What is an occurrence?
  • How to characterize an events?
    • Change
    • Causality
    • Identity
    • Temporality
    • Granularity
• (Ontological Primitive)
  • Is an event a fundamental ontological category? How does it relate to a process?
  • Are events ontic (i.e., constituents of reality), or are they better understood as an epistemic construct used to parse and structure experience?
  • Does the concept of an event function as a foundational primitive in certain ontological paradigms?
  • What are the minimal components of an event?
  • How can causality be defined within an ontology grounded in events?
  • Which ontological frameworks use events as primary building blocks?
• (Meta)
  • Is the concept of an event necessary for representing change?
  • Can an ontological framework be constructed without the notion of events?
  • What is the intent and usefulness of adopting the concept of an event as a guiding category in an ontological framework?
  • How the idea of events is used in the ars?
  • Which are the others ideas that are related to events?

Index

Meta

Evaluation Framework.

The understanding of a concept is proportional to the time invested in deep reflection, deliberate practice, and repeated engagement with its nuances. If a Concept has been learned soft of by osmosis - then is not well understood.

✅ Evaluation

What is my epistemic assessment of this topic? How well do I understand this subject?

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