2019 Nature of Order Lectures: Book 4, First Lecture

On March 28, 2019, Nikos Salingaros discussed the beginning of book IV of The Nature of Order: The Luminious Ground. His presentation covers pages 1-48 including the Preface, Chapter 1: Our present picture of the world, and Chapter 2: Clues from the history of art. The presentation is followed by a discussion.

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This lecture has now been published as an essay in The New English Review. “Beauty and the Nature of Matter: The Legacy of Christopher Alexander” can be accessed here.