Modeling Self-Organization With Nonwellfounded Set Theory

In this article, I use graphical tools from nonwellfounded set theory to model a variety of complex systems. I focus in particular on autocatakinetic systems. First there is a tutorial, explaining how to use the graphical tools of nonwellfounded set theory to model complex systems. I use these graphical tools to show that autocatakinetic systems are closed to efficient cause. Then I compare autocatakinetic systems with autopoietic systems. Finally, I use the graphical tools to examine autocatakinetic systems in light of Aristotle's 4 causes.