Creativity & Constraint

Axiom

Quick Definition An axiom is a logical presupposition that cannot be proven to be true – instead...

Creativity and Constraint- Queering the Formal System

Notes [[Formal System (Partial) Bibliography]] I gave a talk entitled Creativity and Constr...

Disambiguation – Constraint vs. Oppression

FREE FROM CONSTRAINT (Sonnet) Anthony Etherin I tried to start again, and shed the binding threa...

Examples of Formal Systems

Games Peter Suber – [[Nomic|Nomic: A Game of Self-Amendment]] Music[[Of course, I view a la...

Favorite Poems

Cf. this page on my coming-out website

Formal Constraint

Quick Definition Mathematics A formal constraint (what I consider to be analogous with [[Gödel,...

Formal System (Partial) Bibliography

This note lists some works that discuss formal systems or exhibit formal systems (especially in t...

Formal System

What is a formal system? Start with an [[Axiom]] Continue with a rule or self-impose...

Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems

The Foundational Crisis of Mathematics Disclaimer: I'm not a mathematician or historian o...

Gödel, Escher, Bach- An Eternal Golden Braid

Purchase a copy on IndieBound. Read the Wikipedia article on GEB. Background I first encounter...

Incommensurability

Incommensurability is a concept that most are likely to encounter at some point in their Geometry...

Nomic

If you're interested in playing Nomic, see my project obsidian-nomic for a helpful starter-ki...

Organicism

The concept of organicism is wily and potentially problematic – it has a history of being a usefu...

Oulipo

A Workshop of Potential Literature The Oulipo or "Workshop of Potential Literature" was...

Perec, Georges

Georges Perec was a French author and thinker and a member of the [[Oulipo]] literary group. He i...

side B (Partial) Resource List

Strength Of His Might – "'Side B' vs. 'Side Y'" A good intro...