The supramolecular chemistry between eastern philosophy and the complexity theory

How supramolecular chemistry interplays between the eastern philosophy and the complexity theory relationship? From which point could we start to speak about the fundamental self-organization process that seems to be "the driving force that lead up to the evolution of the biological word from the inanimate matter"? We think the best way is to focus on the core, and move around a core concept: the self-processes in Nature are the starting point for the whole organic world. Taking suggestion from the old eastern philosophy and observing the recent western theory in this paper we will evidence some analogies between the two apparent different thoughts and show that both approaches want to know more about the emerging of life from inanimate matter. In this perspective we underline that Supramolecular Chemistry, investigating the emerging behaviour or properties of the whole complex system, has a central role to understand the spontaneous evolution of Nature. If the self-organization is a conveyor belt of non-animated to animated complex matter, what are the gears of this engine of Nature able to generate Life and new living beings? We cannot provide a definitive answer to this question, however we can recall some acutely relevant research. In this paper we introduce, first, some basic principles of the ancient eastern philosophy in synergy with the modern science of the complexity. Second, the theories dealing with autopoietic systems and dissipative structures, will be presented in order to compare biological and social mechanisms with the (organic) chemistry world. Finally, we report on a few aspects of supramolecular chemistry of guanosine derivatives and their implications in material sciences, medicine and nanotechnology.