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claim:living-structure-is-that-which-remains-behind-from-a-continuous-striving-for-the-simple-and-from-the-removal-of-dross

Living structure is that which remains behind from a continuous striving for the simple, and from the removal of dross.

Pithy definition of living structure as the residuum of simplicity-seeking.

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Plan of St. Gall
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Ninth-century idealized monastery plan, archetype of simplicity in complex organization; every element drawn as simply as possible.

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The structure we know as living structure is just that kind of structure which has unfolded smoothly and naturally, arising step by step from what exists, preserving the structure of what exists.claim0.886
Defines living structure as the product of a truthful unfolding process that respects and preserves existing wholeness.
Living structure might even be defined as 'that which pleases us'—that which truly pleases us.claim0.861
A proposed operational definition of living structure in terms of genuine pleasure.
Living structure is at once structural and personal, uniting objective and subjective and potentially bridging the bifurcation of nature described by Whitehead.claim0.840
From the concluding Part Two interlude, asserting a synthesis of science and feeling.
living structureconcept0.835
A built or natural form that possesses life, arising from morphogenetic adaptation, as opposed to blueprint designs.
The existence of living structure, as defined in The Nature of Order, requires modifications in our physical picture of the world, not only in the picture we have of architecture.claim0.823
The closing claim of the chapter's mid-book appendix, asserting that the theory of centers has implications for physics.
Unless we have a form language which supports the necessities of living structure, then living structure is simply out of our reach.quote0.820
Emphasizes the necessity of a form language for achieving living structure.
Unless we have a form language that supports the necessities of living structure, then living structure is simply out of our reach.claim0.816
Central thesis of the chapter: form language is a prerequisite for 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.