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  2. Harmony with nature - Wikipedia

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    The term "Harmony with Nature" refers to a principle of amicable and holistic co-existence between humanity and nature. [1] It is used in several contexts, most prominently in relation to sustainable development [2] and the rights of nature, [3] [4] both aimed at addressing anthropogenic environmental crises.

  3. Harmonice Mundi - Wikipedia

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    Kepler divides The Harmony of the World into five long chapters: the first is on regular polygons; the second is on the congruence of figures; the third is on the origin of harmonic proportions in music; the fourth is on harmonic configurations in astrology; the fifth is on the harmony of the motions of the planets.

  4. In December 1952, he commented on what inspires his religiosity, "My feeling is religious insofar as I am imbued with the insufficiency of the human mind to understand more deeply the harmony of the universe which we try to formulate as 'laws of nature.'" [44] In a letter to Maurice Solovine Einstein spoke about his reasons for using the word ...

  5. Balance of nature - Wikipedia

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    The balance of nature, also known as ecological balance, is a theory that proposes that ecological systems are usually in a stable equilibrium or homeostasis, which is to say that a small change (the size of a particular population, for example) will be corrected by some negative feedback that will bring the parameter back to its original "point of balance" with the rest of the system.

  6. Unity of opposites - Wikipedia

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    Dialecticians claim that unity or identity of opposites can exist in reality or in thought. If the opposites were completely balanced, the result would be stasis, but often one of the pairs of opposites is larger, stronger or more powerful than the other, such that over time, one of the opposed conditions prevails over the other. When this ...

  7. Review: Nature and human nature mingle in the beguiling 'Evil ...

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    The first images of “Evil Does Not Exist” are looking upward at tree branches against the sky while we move slowly through the forest. Review: Nature and human nature mingle in the beguiling ...

  8. Rights of nature - Wikipedia

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    Proponents suggest that rights derived from existence in nature do not confer human rights to all beings, but rather confer unique rights to different kinds of beings. Thomas Berry put forth the theory that rights "are species specific and limited"; that is, "rivers have river rights", "birds have bird rights", and "humans have human rights".

  9. Struggle for existence - Wikipedia

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    The main opposition to the struggle for existence came from natural theologists who believed in perfect harmony and perfection. [24] The belief that creatures were perfectly adapted to their environment held strong in society, and even Darwin did not abandon this belief until he returned from his voyage on the Beagle. [ 24 ]