claim

active

claim:unless-we-have-a-form-language-that-supports-the-necessities-of-living-structure-then-living-structure-is-simply-out-of-our-reach

Unless we have a form language that supports the necessities of living structure, then living structure is simply out of our reach.

Central thesis of the chapter: form language is a prerequisite for living structure.

Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count

Questions (1)

question

How can human beings implement a geometrical differentiating process successfully?
gates
Opening question of the chapter, framing the central challenge.

Chapters (1)

chapter

Chapter 16: Form Language And Style
introduces
The chapter argues that creating living structure requires a form language, and proposes that the fifteen structure-preserving transformations can serve as the basis for such a language.

Related by similarity (8)

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

Unless we have a form language which supports the necessities of living structure, then living structure is simply out of our reach.quote0.979
Emphasizes the necessity of a form language for achieving living structure.
The creation of living structure cannot be done in any other way.claim0.862
Even if all the conditions of chapters 6-15 are satisfied, it will still not be enough; without a form language that supports the living structure, the nearly-living process will fall down.claim0.850
Argues that living process alone is insufficient without a suitable form language.
There is nothing except the living structure of the world, and this living structure is all we need to reason with.claim0.849
Radical assertion that function reduces to living structure, eliminating the need for external goals.
Living structure might even be defined as 'that which pleases us'—that which truly pleases us.claim0.845
A proposed operational definition of living structure in terms of genuine pleasure.
Living structure will always rely on its connection to the same ground which underlay traditional forms of mysticism.claim0.837
A metaphysical assertion that the ground of all things is a necessary, permanent condition for creating living structure.
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.claim0.834
Defines living structure as the product of a truthful unfolding process that respects and preserves existing wholeness.
Living structure is enormously susceptible to minor changes, and accuracy of detail is necessary for success.claim0.831
Warning that the recursion of centers requires extreme precision.