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quote:the-universe-is-made-of-person-stuff-i-always-thought-it-was-made-of-machine-stuff-but-now-i-see-that-it-is-not"The universe is made of person-stuff. I always thought it was made of machine-stuff, but now I see that it is not."
Alexander's most dramatic statement of the post-Cartesian revolution in understanding
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- Alexander's most radical ontological claim about the nature of living structure
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- The fundamental cosmological question posed in section 4 to set the stage for a new picture.
- A recursive rule: to be an I-like center, a center must be composed of centers which are themselves I-like.
- The experience of living structure brings us closer to the ground.
- A core directive from Book 4, p. 95, quoted to define the essence of living process in large buildings.
- The outcome of using both methods together.
- The maker's self-transformation as a prerequisite for creating unity.
- Definition of real simplicity tied to resolving the wholeness.
- Core thesis: the machine metaphor requires updating, not abandoning, in light of modern machine behavior.