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claim:the-morphogenesis-itself-reflects-and-is-the-source-of-the-sustenanceThe morphogenesis itself reflects, and IS, the source of the sustenance.
Radical identity between process and outcome: the generative process is itself what sustains life.
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extracted_from(2004) · Alexander, Christopher
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