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claim:the-more-it-is-alive-the-more-it-seems-faintly-to-shineThe more it is alive, the more it seems faintly to shine.
Alexander's introspective observation about the qualitative appearance of life in things.
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- The Blazing OnecitesChapter 6 of Volume 4, The Luminous Ground, by Christopher Alexander. The chapter introduces the I-hypothesis, the plenum of I, and the Blazing One as the ultimate source of life in architecture.
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