objective value in nature

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• Value is an objective feature of nature; some parts have more life and are inherently more valuable than others, contradicting the value-free view of science.claim0.825
  Radical extension of the living-structure thesis into normative territory.
• subjectivity of valueconcept0.784
  The tacit assumption that values, especially in architecture and art, are merely personal opinions without objective reality, rooted in the mechanistic world-picture.
• valueconcept0.767
  Probability of sensory input expected by an agent, aligning value maximization with surprise minimization.
• Beauty as Objectiveconcept0.764
  The claim that beauty is not subjective but arises objectively from the degree of life and wholeness in things.
• Value in architecture can be objective and real, not merely subjective; the degree of life in buildings is a fact that can be observed.claim0.756
  A direct challenge to the second and third tacit assumptions, fundamental to Alexander's view of building.
• mechanical view of natureconcept0.755
  The 19th-20th century scientific view that nature is a value-free mechanism, contrasted with Alexander's living-structure perspective.
• Value, emerging as a deeper life in the wholeness of the world, turns out to be a fundamental aspect of nature itself.quote0.752
  The radical conclusion that objective value is inherent in nature, not merely a human projection.
• intentional natureconcept0.749
  The presence of arbitrary idea and image in design that distorts the unfolding process.