Recursionism

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In the philosophy of Subhash Kak, recursionism refers to the idea that replicated forms and self-similar forms are common in the physical world, and that this has some mystical significance. Kak describes recursionism as follows:

Patterns repeat across space, time, scale and fields. Recursion is an expression of the fundamental laws of nature, and it is to be seen both at the physical and the abstract levels as also across relational entities. Recursionism provides a way of knowing since it helps us to find meaning by a shift in perspective and by abstraction.^{[citation needed]}

The idea of recursionism also occurs in Hindu Vedanta philosophy, where it is seen most prominently in the Upanishads. There are recursionist strands in the works of Fichte, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche.^{[citation needed]}