Kent Duane Palmer, Ph.D. is primarily philosopher. As a philosopher his main emphasis has been on ontology and how new things come into existence. He is currently working to develop a non-dual philosophy under the rubric of Social Phenomenology. His latest project concerns the social extension of autopoietic theory.
He makes his living as a Systems and Software Engineering Technologist and Researcher for a major aerospace firm. He received this B.Sc. in Sociology and East Asian Studies from the University of Kansas, USA and a Ph.D. in Sociology from London School of Economics, University of London, UK. His dissertation title was THE STRUCTURE OF THEORETICAL SYSTEMS IN RELATION TO EMERGENCE which concerned how new things come into existence within the Western scientific tradition. He had been engaged in Work Process Engineering for the several years studying Software Engineering and Systems Engineering work in an industrial setting. He also has been a researcher into Systems and Software Engineering tools, processes and methodologies at a major industrial research center. Currently he is working as a Principle Systems Engineer engaged in Systems Engineering Process Improvement. He is the administrator for many Internet Email lists on Philosophy and Systems Theory including the Autopoiesis list hosted at yahoogroups.com.
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He is actively involved in research in ontology and autopoietic social systems theory. Some papers related to these subjects are available for review directly from the author included in the following series:
A major project has been book on the foundations of the Western worldview called THE FRAGMENTATION OF BEING AND THE PATH BEYOND THE VOID.
Many of his works are published electronically via Apeiron Press.
Other works:
A draft paper on Primal Ontology and Archaic Existentiality is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A draft paper on Nietzsche's Madness: thinking through darkness and light is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A draft paper on Idea, Essence, Existence and Archetype (On Nietzsche, Jung and others) is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A working paper An Approach Toward Being, Existence and Manifestation is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A working paper Holonomic Theory of Consciousness is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A draft paper on Reflexive Sociology is available (adobe acrobat pdf)
A tutorial on The Ontological Foundations of Autopoietic Theory is available.
A working paper on Autopoietic Meta-Theory is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A draft of a paper on Deep Mathematics and Meta-Systems Theory is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A tutorial on Advanced Process Architectures is available.
A draft presentation on Meta-systems Engineering is available.
A draft paper on Meta-Systems Engineering is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A draft paper on Meta-system Engineering Futures is available (adobe acrobat pdf) (html)
A draft paper on Anti-Terror Meta-systems Engineering is available (adobe acrobat pdf) (html)
A draft paper on Vajra Logics and Mathematical Meta-models for Meta-systems Engineering is available (adobe acrobat pdf) (html)
A working paper on Proto-Schemas (adobe acrobat pdf)
A draft presentation Thinking Through Cyberspace is available.
A working paper on Intratextuality is available with a separate appendix. (adobe.pdf)
A working paper on Philosophical Mentoring is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A draft paper on Guervich Abstract Machines is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A working paper on Archetypal Gender Ontology is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A working paper on Holonomic Alchemy is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A working paper on Holonomic Alchemical Science is available. (adobe.pef)
A rough draft presentation on Sol Luna Conjunction. (adobe acrobat pdf)
A working paper on Homeopathy and Acupuncture Theory and Beyond is available. (adobe acrobat pdf)
Everyone has their attempt at writing an Epic Poem, don't they?
See also Archonic.net