We see then that life, as it occurs in buildings or in works of art, can be measured. But it can only be measured, or estimated, in a way which relies on the degree of development, or enlightenment, of the observer.

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

• Life, as it occurs in buildings or in works of art, can be measured, but only by a method that relies on the degree of development or enlightenment of the observer.claim0.964
  The fundamental methodological conclusion of the chapter.
• The degree of life is not merely a distinction between beautiful and ugly things but is detectable in every corner of the world.claim0.849
  Broadens the scope of life from aesthetics to a fundamental property.
• Value in architecture can be objective and real, not merely subjective; the degree of life in buildings is a fact that can be observed.claim0.836
  A direct challenge to the second and third tacit assumptions, fundamental to Alexander's view of building.
• If the conception of life is completely general (degree of life in everything), it will be much easier to design buildings, towns, and regions that are alive.hypothesis0.831
  Pragmatic motivation for the entire book: a broader definition enables effective creation of life.
• We can best assess function by assessing the degree of life in various centers.claim0.829
  Practical prescription for design: evaluate life instead of checking functional lists.
• the degree of life of different things and places and events is objective - not solely in the individualquote0.825
  Load-bearing assertion of objectivity, summarizing the chapter's thesis.
• The degree of life of each center is correlated with the degree to which that center is a picture of the self, and this holds for all people, not just individuals.claim0.823
  Proposition 2 of the Mid-Book Appendix; the claim that self-likeness is a universal, species-wide measure of life.
• The degree of life is well defined, objectively existing, and measurable.claim0.819
  Part of the fundamental hypothesis, asserting empirical accessibility.