CLASSIFICATION BY A PROXIMITY MATRIX

Elaboration of concepts of Matter, Being and Becoming marks the first Age of Greek Philosophy The school of Pitagoras is the first break between reality and thought, but splitting of spirit from matter is completed by Descartes. However specificity of modern science is encounter of technique and theory: experimental method defines the amount of dialogues with nature. A general order is supported from atoms up to stars (Le systeme du monde by Laplace). At the present day, Physics seeks a general law, from which all particles in nature may be mathematically derived. However at the same time, one can observe the end of general views (theory of the Relativity). Indeed scientific vision is coherent with technical apparatus available for an observer in this time and this world (Heisenberg). Such an evolution is also important for the survey and mapping disciplines, as they are also part of human thought. Therefore they should keep into account the huge changes due to the revolution of Information Sciences; furthermore they should be able to join with even quite different disciplines. However some starting points, in this sense, might also consist in trying all possible relationship among the ISPRS and other International Associations, whose general aims may look similar to ours. With a certain degree of originality, a Proximity matrix could study this relationship.