10 avril 2018
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Georges Chapouthier, « Chapter 5. Towards an extended Biocosmological Stance », Éditions des maisons des sciences de l’homme associées, ID : 10670/1.owearw
This chapter will show how the mosaic model of complexity can be combined with two major philosophical stances: the (neo)Aristotelian tradition and the general theory of systems. First we shall review statements made in the Introduction and Chapter 3. Aristotle argues that there is a strong relationship between the microcosm (the Earth) and the macrocosm (the heavens and the stars). For Aristotle, the architecture of the cosmos is the same as the architecture of earthly structures. As has bee...