Well some folks, for instance Vaughan Pratt, have taken a shot at explaining things like cartesian duality using some interesting mathematics ( http://boole.sta

Well some folks, for instance Vaughan Pratt, have taken a shot at explaining things like cartesian duality using some interesting mathematics ( http://boole.stanford.edu/pub/ratmech.pdf http://boole.stanford.edu/pub/ratmech.pdf). It's tough sledding if you don't have the background.