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concept:plenum-of-iplenum of I
A proposed single underlying substance, not part of Cartesian space-time, that is the I-stuff connecting all matter.
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- The groundsame_concept_asThe ultimate non-material reality behind matter, experienced when living structure opens a window to the I.
- tunnelingassociated_withQuantum-physics-inspired notion of a direct connection between matter and the I-plenum, allowing centers to reveal the I.
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- The Blazing OneintroducesChapter 6 of Volume 4, The Luminous Ground, by Christopher Alexander. The chapter introduces the I-hypothesis, the plenum of I, and the Blazing One as the ultimate source of life in architecture.
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- Version of the I-hypothesis: a real plenum of I-stuff underlies all matter, and tunneling connects physical centers to it, revealing the Blazing One.
- Core assertion of the plenum model: the I is real, not a metaphor.
- Minimal conclusion that at least one of the two versions of the I-hypothesis must be true.
- The fundamental self, ground, or substratum underlying all existence; a real thing, a blinding unity, accessible through inner light.
- The moment of coining the central term.
- The three qualities of the I: personal, one, suffused with relatedness.
- Organization hosting Bob Coecke's compositional intelligence research program.