Recursion Shapes the World

Unknown, Unknown

ISBN 13: 9798998701337

Published by Civic Loop, 2026

About this Item

Unread book in perfect condition.

Seller Inventory # 53765711

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recursion Shapes the World
• Publisher: Civic Loop
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798998701337
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

What is the hidden architecture behind a whirling galaxy, a self-healing mind, and artificial intelligence? The answer lies in recursion—patterns that turn back upon themselves—and feedback loops, where a system's outputs circle back as new inputs. Together, they generate an ongoing cycle of adaptation and change.

Recursion and feedback form the fundamental logic of life itself. They are the engine of evolution, the structure of thought, the rhythm of ecosystems, and the blueprint of our digital age. We trace this dynamic from its primordial origins to its human expressions in language, myth, and religion—showing how recursion folded life inward into thought, and how feedback loops sustain ecosystems or drive societies toward breakthrough or collapse.

Finally, we apply this recursive logic to the systems that govern us. If we can build meta-feedback into the heart of our ecological, political, and economic institutions—if our systems can monitor their own performance and correct their own course—then we might shape a future that learns, adapts, and endures.