Two Principles for Self-Organization

In this paper I would like to propose two guiding principles for the study and understanding of self-organization in natural systems, which are derived from a combination of both empirical observation and cybernetic considerations. The basic thrust of these ideas is to see self-organization as a behavior of a specific class or type of systems, whose organization can be clearly spelled out. This amounts to explore the underlying mechanisms for self-organization itself. The two principles are as follows: Principle 1: Every operationally closed system has eigenbehaviors. Principle 2: Every operationally closed system changes by natural drift.