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question:can-we-define-precisely-what-it-means-to-take-steps-which-intensify-latent-structure-in-a-configuration-so-that-harmony-seeking-computation-can-be-performed-systematicallyCan we define precisely what it means to take steps which intensify latent structure in a configuration so that harmony-seeking computation can be performed systematically?
Central question animating the paper: whether the intuitive process of preserving and enhancing wholeness can be formalized and automated.
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extracted_from(2022) · Alexander, Christopher
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- A new form of computation that finds harmonious configurations by strengthening latent structures in a system while preserving the existing wholeness, applicable to buildings, towns, ecology, and natural systems.
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- Central normative statement of the living process; defines the correct unfolding.
- Alexander's fundamental distinction between his framework and conventional computation, rejecting the premise that computation must be value-neutral.
- At each step, doing the simplest thing that can be done to intensify existing centers will produce living structure.hypothesis0.767Operational hypothesis equating simplicity of step with emergence of life.
- A sweeping historical observation that grounds the claim that mystical context is a near‑universal condition for the highest living structure.
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- alexander**Harmony-Seeking Computations**papers/extracted/2022-04-19_Prabros._Harmony-Seeking_Computation.pdf_478e18.md0.767