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The Nature Of Order : An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe Vol. I The phenomenon of life Christopher W.J. Alexander.

By: Contributor(s): Series: The Center for Environmental Structure series ; v. 9 | Alexander, Christopher. Nature of order ; bk. 1.Publication details: Berkeley, Calif. : Center for Environmental Structure, c2002.Description: x, 476 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0972652906 (set)
  • 0972652914 (bk. 1)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.1 ALE-I 21
LOC classification:
  • NA2760 .A445 2002
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Contents:
Contents: Part One; 1. The Phenomenon of Life; 2. Degrees of Life; 3.Wholeness and the Theory of Centers; 4. How Life comes from Wholeness; 5. Fifteen Fundamental Properties; 6. The Fifteen Properties in Nature; Part Two; 7. The Personal Nature of Order; 8. The Mirror of the Self; 9. Beyond Descartes: A New Form of Scientific Observation; 10. The Impact of Living Structure on Human Life; 11. The Awakening of Space Appendices: Mathematical Aspects of Wholeness and Living Structure
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Contents:
Part One;
1. The Phenomenon of Life;
2. Degrees of Life;
3.Wholeness and the Theory of Centers;
4. How Life comes from Wholeness;
5. Fifteen Fundamental Properties;
6. The Fifteen Properties in Nature;
Part Two;
7. The Personal Nature of Order;
8. The Mirror of the Self;
9. Beyond Descartes: A New Form of Scientific Observation;
10. The Impact of Living Structure on Human Life;
11. The Awakening of Space Appendices: Mathematical Aspects of Wholeness and Living Structure