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concept:new-view-of-naturenew view of nature
Alexander's proposal that nature is living structure with objective degrees of value, not a mechanistic, value-neutral system.
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- The 19th-20th century scientific view that nature is a value-free mechanism, contrasted with Alexander's living-structure perspective.
- A 21st-century cosmology needed to replace traditional religion, one that unites self and matter through a physical and intellectual grasp of the universe's nature, in order to create living structure.
- The quality a structure has when it is deeply connected to the I; what Alexander strives to produce in each element of a building.
- A new ecology where human-made and natural elements interpenetrate and are managed together as one balanced system.
- The perspective that values living systems and seeks to extend the idea of life to buildings and towns in harmony with nature, motivating the book’s inquiry.
- The presence of arbitrary idea and image in design that distorts the unfolding process.