A Grand Unified Life Theory: An Extension of the Self-nonself Circulation Theory

Abstract

In Kyoto Manifesto, Masatoshi Murase (2018) discussed "A self-similar dynamic systems perspective of living nature" based on the self-nonself circulation principle (Murase, 2000; Murase, 2008a; b) to investigate self-transcendental behavior beyond the traditional dichotomy of self (or subject) and non-self (or object) typical of Western science. This study extends the self-nonself circulation principle to understand the complex behaviors of "living" nature. The dynamic interactions between the self and non-self are conducted through five successive processes: (1) Negation, (2) Expansion, (3) Convergence, (4) Transference, and (5) Emergence. Based onthe first letters of each process, it is called the 5-NECTE principle. Interestingly, evolution and learning processes would be explained based on the 5-NECTEprinciple (cf. Murase and Mursae, 2020a; b). It is now time to demonstrate thata grand unified theory of life could be described as an extension of the self-nonself-circulation theory (cf. Murase and Mursae, 2020a; b).