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Mach's principle

The idea that gravitational constant is a function of all matter in the universe; cited as an example of wholeness in cosmology.

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  • Wholeness
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    Alexander's core concept rejecting the idea that a whole consists of parts; instead, a whole makes its parts (called 'centers').
  • Not-Separateness
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    The property that a living whole is at one with the world, not separate from it; the center melts into its surroundings, the boundary is fragmented or incomplete, and there is a profound connection rather than isolation—perhaps the most important property of all

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