Changes Within a Phenomenon

Changes within a Phenomenon

We have focused above on the influence that one ‘thing’ might exert on another ‘thing.’ Finally, but importantly, it is also necessary to classify certain ‘changes’ that may occur within a particular phenomenon.

↑ Increase or Growth or Development [Note that biological development is treated separately because it involves qualitative changes of such a magnitude that organisms become different ‘things’.]

↓ Decline

↕ Fluctuations or Cycles or Alternation

∆ Change in General [Needs to be linked to specific types of change]

∩ Stability of

As was the case with influence/causation the arrows (vertical in this case) are wonderfully expressive, but may not be feasible within all computer programs.