A physical environment with living structure nourishes freedom of the spirit; lacking it, freedom can be destroyed or weakened.

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• If living structure impacts inner freedom, then the physical world has impact on the most precious attribute of human existence.hypothesis0.838
  Stated early in the chapter as a conditional.
• "It is this substance which permits — OR DOES NOT PERMIT — the emergence of living centers in the material, and the adaptation of fine structure that is needed to bring the larger whole to life."quote0.816
  Alexander's foundational assertion connecting material substance directly to living structure.
• Living structure will always rely on its connection to the same ground which underlay traditional forms of mysticism.claim0.811
  A metaphysical assertion that the ground of all things is a necessary, permanent condition for creating living structure.
• Living structure might even be defined as 'that which pleases us'—that which truly pleases us.claim0.805
  A proposed operational definition of living structure in terms of genuine pleasure.
• Buildings and objects with living structure enlarge our capacity for relatedness; those without deaden it, even in nature.claim0.803
  Practical consequence for architecture and urbanism.
• The creation of living structure cannot be done in any other way.claim0.801
• Unless we have a form language that supports the necessities of living structure, then living structure is simply out of our reach.claim0.798
  Central thesis of the chapter: form language is a prerequisite for living structure.
• The profound wholeness of living structure, almost every time it has been done most profoundly, has been done in a mystical‑religious context.claim0.796
  A sweeping historical observation that grounds the claim that mystical context is a near‑universal condition for the highest living structure.