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claim:life-is-not-a-limited-mechanical-concept-it-is-a-quality-which-inheres-in-space-itself-and-applies-to-every-physical-structure-of-any-kindLife is not a limited mechanical concept; it is a quality which inheres in space itself and applies to every physical structure of any kind.
The fundamental thesis of the chapter and the book, redefining life as a universal spatial quality.
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- Degree of lifeassociated_withThe measure of how much living structure a thing possesses, ranging from high (tea bowl) to low (computer casing).
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- Key example to show that life extends beyond organisms to inanimate dynamic systems.
- Further evidence that the feeling of life inheres in the substance itself.
- One lake feels more alive than another—a clear mountain lake feels more alive than a stagnant pond.supportsEvidence that the feeling of life varies among non‑living physical systems.
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- Proposition 1 of the Mid-Book Appendix; the most fundamental metaphysical claim of the theory.
- Definitional claim equating life with spatial uniqueness.
- The central thesis of the chapter, setting up the explanation of how life emerges.
- Summarizes the chapter’s view that life exists in the very materials of a building.
- The central predictive/causal hypothesis of the book, to be tested in later chapters.
- Alexander's conditional prediction: if the recursive calculus works, then life-as-attribute-of-space must be a real feature of the universe.
- Verbatim statement of the fundamental hypothesis, defining the scope of life.
- Forward‑looking claim that the life quality has an objective basis, to be demonstrated later.