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abtct: T pt pp tut Ct t pp tu pt bt t pbtc t pt-mu-Pt cut. Tu utcctuct, t u tt , ut b Ct, pt t ut-ptc b. Ct tptt ut-p pcc: -v -ct b t c tc ct . T pp ct tt Ctctbut t t bt t. t, t b xt t b, tt , t cu pc tu. sc, t ubjctv tc ( bn) tut t t v b. i Ct tut, v, t ct cctt t c-ct t pt- t , tt t t. , tt Ct t tu put t qut t ctc v t t u tpc t pp ccu tt

Ct tNtphsph t b ut pt t pjct ut.K: ot; P; ntu; l; Ct; mu-Pt

i t k mu-Pt tk tu t, ctpcu c p v ut t t ctutbt u -u tu tu ct .1 T pt

1. mu-Pt, muc (1968 [1964]) Th Vsb nd th invsb, evt: ntt UvtP; (1995)Nt: nts d cs Cg d Fnc, Cp t t b dqu s; T-

t b rbt V, evt: ntt Uvt P. s ru Bb mu-Pt t tu, Chsm intntn: Tng Stds Cncnng th Thght f M-Pnty, 2, pp. 47-62,(P, m, mp, 2000). u cut pup, t t pt tk t pt-mu-Pt ctxt ru Bb. h p ut cut tmu-Pt, t t tc, but vp t ut b ctc t t B,hu, V, stu, J, t ct Ptk. wt t cu, Bb kt tcut t ut b t buct t b v (bn), t pc ppctv xpc t ( bn). h u tV pv tt pt cp t Ct bt t V. s xp, ru Bb, V t ntntnnt: rchchs phnmngqs(P: V, 2003); l ds t dstnc. intdctn n phnmng d pcptn (P: V, 2006); t ct Ptk u-c l mvmnt d xstnc(P: l t tpc, 2007).


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pp cu tt cu tk t cut c pcctt: Cu Ct. e utp cut t mu-Pt tut, Ct pp bt k t tt ut ct t c-ptc .2 h t ct, v, v ct t ctvt tu c c b ctuct t t pbtc . Ct ctc Ntphsphpv u t ctt t t tc p-ct tpc t , -u t c v t t. Ct, f q f ut ut-ptc, tt , -v, -ct. T ct t -ctvt b pt u bt tc

ett cut t ctc Ntphsph utt qut t t , ctc c.3 atu tNtphsphcu t ctut ctut bt u -u tu, Ct t uc u ttut t tu pt cc t rtc t t . rt, t b tu u tt, ctu t utc t ccttc uqu t t u ct qut t ttct t utt puut t t t c tu pt pjct ut. Ct ctbut t p

vtc ub ct: t, xt t t b v (bn) t -v, tt , pc tu. sc, Ct ccut, t t c t v b, t ubjctv tc tut. h t wd utt t p t xtt ; t t xt t pc .rt, t c xtt (bn) c-t t t (pt), b. Tu, Ct ppctv t vtc t tc pct b--t-. i t pt ctxt, p cu uct t k t v b t pt t t qut t vtc. T pp ccu tt Ct tptt t tu t b ut ctc tk Ntphsph pt pjct ut.

Ct ppc tjct c b tpt tu t tk t ct gk pbtc nms physs u ttut tu.

Ct t tc tu uc t pubct Th imgnyinstttn f Scty; t t t c-tc pt pjctt uct t b nms -ct u ttut. h c tc

2. Cu Ct Th imgny instttn f Scty, Tt b Kt B, (Cb,UK: Pt P. 1987 [1975]).

3. J P. a, t t uc t t ett t u pjct(hb) c rtc t cvtv ct, but tpt tcp t cctu u bt t cutu cut t ett rtc t pctv . J P. a, (1988) Pxs nd intpttn,kut: sukp.


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tu t c t 1980 t c physs-t.4 h -tk physst b t pt tptt t tv tp c t cv t ctv t, pt ct t cc att utphyss t quttv vt c (ss), t ctv c.wt Ct c p c physs, ccut tcct xp tpc b t cpt tu b . Tu, t t b t u t cu t 1980 t c ut tc tu tut, u up t t nms t t- physs. Ct t t physst

t t c-tc ut-ctv t t cphyss -t, t u Ct n wys-bcmng-bng.T b tt ct t u, tu tt. i t

v, t ctut ctut bt tpc tu b , , pt tt, p v ctvt ct gk t , ct t ct t pt t t v b t pc .

Ct t ppc t -tkphyss tctv: cb ctqu ctc k, t tpc puppt, t -ctvt ct gk c b ntphsphc t,pc t t ctxt t bt ut-p. atu Ct t b tct pct, utt t cv vpp.

a t mu-Pt, Ct tptt physsc b ctc -pppt t tc tu, ptcu, tu -ctvt t tttt tt nt ntns/ nt ntt. Bt sc,tu t Ct t pct ct tu t cpt Th imgny instttn f Scty pv ufct t qut uctt ctvt t tu . hv, uk mu-Pt, Ct xtv t ct gk . i t , axt tctk up b mu-Pt c b Cttu bt -ct. atu Ct pt

att t tphyss, t vt vt cc uc uppt, ptcu, P-sctc t physs t b q

b; h t c, pc t tv t t c. Ct vt ct gk c b t t

4. s xp v t Cu Ct, Cu, Wd n Fgmnts: Wtngsn Ptcs, Scty, Psychnyss nd th imgntn, et tt b dv a Cut (st:st Uvt P, 1997). ut cu t pct t Ct ppc vp-t, su a, Ct st T Physs, Thss evn 74: 105-112 (l: s, 2003), Ct t Pt r t w: C Cut w at w, Thss evn, 90 (l: s, 2007).


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c c tt ct t tu tt .5 i t,Ct ct tu cu t t ctc k: tptt b -t tu b t tt t tpc puppt cc cc u t ( tb) . h ut ctt vvu ut tt wht w cn knw ts s smthng bt hw th wd s,tt , cptut h ut t Kntbch, tt t pt utt t.

wt t c physs, Ct b t uct tut t t put t mu-Pt pc

t vtc : pp t v b ppc c.hv, t c t t tck tpc b, c t t xc tct bu: t, t v b uct pt t p- t b -t,c c t tc t tu t c, physs nms. sc,t ppc c p v t Ct t c

physs -t wys-bcmng-bng. Pupp t t p- b t b--t t ; t utt ut- ctvt t- b pv t tc pct t c xtc. ec , v, c b tpt v, tu t .Cc t t p Ct ppc tjct t c c ptc t ut-p v pctu ctc cp, pc ct cpc ctxt t 1980. T ut-ptc qut cp vpp t cctppc tt c c ctc v tu v t.Ct ptcpt t bt vu ctbut tx.6

Ct tptt ut-p ut-ct pcc , ctqu t t ppt t ut-ptc t p tu t cp bt t 1980, tt t b tpp t t k tc, , cqut, ct tk ct.i c ut ct x nh, Ct tu bt tpuct c t ct tt. T , ,

t tt btc-ttc: t utt c buc t pct t tct; t tb. T tt, t t, t tc vt. it tt t ct ct b uc pct t tctt t tb b t pc t, uc,pu ut b tt c tp ( tpt tt

5. T pct tut c tcut t pub . sCu Ct, C q ft Gc, V. 1 (P: su, 2004).

6. cu Ct t ut-ptc , su a, Ct ut-p,Thss evn: Ctc Thy nd Hstc Scgy 88: 76-91 (l: s, 2007).


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b t ubjctv bjctv v). o t b, Ct t t uut tt ct x nhtt t but.

The liVing Kosmos

Ct, t c ut-ptc t t ut-ctvt b ut b vng ksms. T t t p pub t. i upub cv cut 1983, v,Ct t vu c tt ttpt t k ttu .7 i c uc t-cc: c c t pt c tt c t b(t).8 Ct v t t tk cc t t pctv ptc t t t nt, ttv, t t mvmnt. h pjct t vt c vt ct. t, Ct t t cc t cc, c b t, ccut, c g, dct nt. T ctc v (tu) b t, pv xt: btu c t t t cc bjct.9

atu Ct ut t t t cct t b vtt, t, t t t tu/ tt utt t nt v t -v -ct t tt ptt Ct t ctxt: tt , tt t t tt ctn t tt t puct.10

Ct, t t vk uc ctxt, c c up: t ct gk , v t cc b att.hv, xpct Pt t c v b, but t utt ut ut-ctv. T ct gkpctu t b t p t (dynmsm

pp). it t v t , b t, mvmntsns ps pfndphss, cst--d pss, nssnc, cssnc. hphyss, tu ttut t t t t att k, t t pu quttv vt t c b t . Ct tc t

7. Cpt-u u u gup x tcp u 17 1983, aut tcpxt, r p y B. Upub cut t Ct acv, P.

(Bb a) 1b: P: c put t cpt u (1979/1989). T ut t ttb Ct , but cp t u tvt t u cu. itttu cu b c t mu-Pt ptuu pub tu.

8. i t pp, Ct xpct k t t gk c. sCu Ct, i c t ct ctqu act c Bvu (e) Sns tpc ds cnnssnc dns sct, (P: Cnrs, 1987), pp. 161-183

9. Ct ut pt t t pu t bck t tt ctu. C-t, 1987 p.ct. , p. 174.

10. a ut pt t t: t, Ct, t c ccttc t gkv b -v -ct t ctt t t Ct c, c, Ct ccut, tu/ b nth-ctv n-v, but puc t t txt dv b Ct-lt g.


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c b t t P-sctc u pp. au t tuct vt t qutttv, c vt, Ct t t vt c att vt t quttv. d t

att tct bt tu b tct, Ct t tt putt , t c vtphyss. hc, Ct t, c attphyss, ttphyss -v -; tbt ut v t t .

Ct ut pc tu t b v t ut-ptc ut-ctv. h cc ct ct ttcct t ct.11 h k t ppc tcut

t pc uv ucb t t pu ctc t u cb uct t vc tm. Ctu t ct vt btt ct t uct. h cc t-ptc t t uppt t c. Ct ppc c, t ct att v tk Kt, ctu t t t P-sctcpcc iv tu ( up p t), ttp btphyss b. h tb v t ctc ppct v p t t t ppc c.12

t t Th imgny instttn f Scty, t k h,Ct u tt t t tk b t tk t; t 1980 ctu t xp p t ppt. a p pt cct vp ppc c , t, t qut t t tptt tvu xp t tc t uc t t pc, pc t pt t t pc , , c, t tu tptt t t t cc v tt u b t ctt pc. Ct u tt tt ppc t tbt pc ppctt t t , cpt t pc; , t ccu c pct tpt. Tu, Ct, vchngtm uc t b tut b t t tt. h u tt t tc tt t tt; t t ccpt t cutt k tt c ct ccut ctn.

Cvt ppc pc ct t v t xp

tct t tctv t pc, t tctv ccttc t qt. B, t pct t ptt t tt utpc t ubjct tt Ct ctqu: u tt t t b tpt b t pc. i ttc pc, t, t t b c pt u , t t k

11. Ct t c ttc vp. s pc Cu Ct-, Cu, T Ct Wd n Fgmnts: Wtngs n Ptcs, Scty, Psychnyss nd thimgntn, Tt b dv a Cut, st: st Uvt P, 1997, pp. 374-401

12. s g gu, l sv mntq d nt(P: Pt, 1985)


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t tct t ? T vbt t c up t tu ccttc t pc: v, Ct u( t, t) tt t v qut jutct. t, t tct tt vt pc vb (uc t c t bck , xp); c, vbt cc ( t t xp ctct t uv); t, Bt , vbt t t b uccu uc t pcp; ut, pc vbtt c putb, t but pt ct. i t ctxt, Ct ptut tt vbt b tpt t c tp, t t t pvt t c t tt b, bt ct

t. it , ct, t ct tuct tt Ct uct t t . T ptt t k t t ppb t ttt pc t ttc pc ut tuct pc t t c c . a pct pc t ut-ct tv. Ct xt t t t t cct c tt cttut t ctt. Tu, pc tut cct b t ut-ct tt. T, Ct, cubtt c-t t tt c t; t t ut- ptc b.

The world o The liVing Being

Ct ppc tt p tpc. i t 1970 uct t t c-tc u ttut p cc; t v b u t t c, tt pt ctt t tpc b. T t 1970 1980 tt Ct bt t b v t v b, b t tk t ctvt -u tu. T tt cct t c t bt ut-p, , pc t t k t vt t b V mtu atpssnd Cgntn.13 Ct, t pbtc t v b cptb tuctt k ctc tu. i pp t ct juctu b, t v b cttut pcc tp b b t xtc, tt

, ctsct , but c t u b pt t f t p xtc.T ct t t t t t ct t q v b. T vpt Ct pp t v b cb tt 1980 t t 1990 tt t ct k t t t

att u t k .14

13. hubt mtu cc V,atpss nd Cgntn: Th rztn f th lvng (d-ct: d. r, 1973). V Ct utu u t vb, t pct t -ct t qut bc ut.

14. s Cu Ct, Pc Pp Th Cstds rd, et t-t b dv a Cut (ox: Bck, 1997), pp. 348-60; Cu Ct, Dg


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T v b t t qut cc t pbtc ppcuct ct t Ct tk c

physs t tptt tu cutu . h tt t t v t v b t utu -ppc t

physs nmspbtc t v b. du t 1970 t v b,tu ut -, t t t t -ct.T c u t 1980. w t v b cct -c p c c pp t tsf-ctn. Ct uct t v b tt t xtt but bu bt tpc -tpc b, pt t

t p- t t bng-f-tsf. i -vtt v b, Ct t ctp cc V tcut, but ctu t c u k t att Kt. wt Ct tc t tpt t v b tcctv, t tt c t b ctut t tpc b.nt t v b ut-ptc t b qb, tv b t c ctp sf ut-ptc t ttxtt t pt t -ct.

Ct uct t t t v b pt t tcut b: tf-tsf. i, Ctuct t ppc puppt t v b p uc t ttc cc t ctt t t b. it t tc, t p t p- t f-tsfb t t pc, tc-tc t c, cp t -v tu. T tf-tsfcpt x vpp v . u t Ctt : t v b, t u pc, t c vu, t c-tc. T t t but t pt t tcpct tpc b:t u ubjct, pp pk, utuct.15 Ct uct t v b t ccu t ctxt uct t p- t t f-tsf t vp ct t pctv nvx, pc ct tt t b cpt tpc -tpc . Ct ccv tu b ut-ptc, but t v b pt uptu

c tu, uc uptu t b. wt t c tv b, t ubjctv tc t (pt) t pp t t utuct (vt) t pp pk, c: ttut , t t.

T pbtc t c t pp tut tk pc utc ppc t pp Ct

(P: lub, 1999).15.Cu Ct Pu- t ubjctvt Buux, d; l m, J-lu

Pux, s (e)agmnts p n mthd (at dedg Mn) (P: su, 1990), pp. 118-127


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b -t-.ipct t ct egnwt t tv cpct, tu t t

t c t t u pc; t v b xbt cpt t ct egnwt. T t t tc t p ct t tt , b ct t uc tt t tt t cut xt c b pc u b t t t . T v b t -cttut egnwt xbt t pct: ttc tc (ptt tb b t put t , k b, tc ptc ct V t), ct tt/ . 19 T ctu egnwt

ct ptt, ptt putt t t vu t t , tv t c t v ut ct t, t t t.evt tt pt t t egnwt ct vu (ptv,tv ut). T v b c b cct p ttc t b t tt t ct (t -cvt). i t -cttut egnwt, tf-tsfxbt t pct: ttctc (ptt t , t ctv V t), ct, tt/ . Tct t vv ms n mg ms n tntt t t, c. d au,Ct u tt tms n scn ct k , putt t ms n snsct pp tut ptct t , c qu c.20 Ctqu Kt ut, t cptv ptu pct t putt t / ccpt t ucb t cptvt p ( t X), but vv ptt t pt tf-tsf, cu t v b. Ct, egnwtct tt Kt X t xt t -t, t t t tk up ctanstss, ckc bc t t v b t t tt t t : t ct.21 a uc, t v b t jut pt t xt t t, but t Ct ccut,ct t, ctp ubjctv tc. T v b ut b ctct t t xt , ct t t t ctvptt t .22 T v b t c t t ttu ttu t ct t t t; t t t uc

tu. T X t p - tt , , tcut - , but t t tu cu t pt-c ct: pc t t xt t.

at t v btt , t t c t v bxtc(bn) v (ubjctv) b tf-tsf uptu c b.

19. Cu Ct, d T B d Th Cstds rd, p.ct. pp. 361-41720. au, P. l vnc d ntpttn, P: PU, 1975 ; Cu Ct, T stt t

subjct T, Thss evn, 24(l: s, 1989), pp. 5-4321. Ct, b. p. 1322. Ct, 2002 p ct. p. 16


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T ubjctv tc uut; t pc put t . Tv b ct t v t t tt cct.T sbjctv nstnc, Ct t t, utu t c ubjctvt t .23 T v b tf-tsft ct tv tt b, but ct ut tt b tt v mnng t s nd wthn wd xt t, but t c xt uc t b. Ct vut xp t p cc cu. Cu t xt t pc uc,xcpt vbt. T v b ct t cu pt t egnwt,t b t xtc cu t.

Ct ppc uct t v b cb ctc tt ctc ut-p xpct -ctvt t ppc tF-sch sn. it c b tpt pt u att Kt t,tu t pu t Kt t Ctq f P rsn, but t Ctqf Jdgmnt. Kt t Ctq k uu Ct tjct: t ptc t t ( tk up t b Kt t t c t t t Ctq), t t c ptc t ctvpct tu ttc ct bqu utu qut, jut vc t tjct. i t t Ctq, Kt bct ctv cttutv t t but tut cc t tcttu.i tu t att cc ut physs, Ctcv tctv pct c t ppc pct t cp b. i ptcu, tt tt t b (tnts) physsv tv pcp ct .24 Ct tut t t cut ppc t cc, t ut c vt t t b v pt v t vt, -t vt. T f-tsf t ; Ct t t t t t t: tt -ct t. Ct -tpt c att ccut physs vt t, t -ct .Tu, t t t Ct ccpt t v b t t Th imgny instttn f Scty t t ptc cphyss, t jcb t t v t v b cpct t gnzt ,t ct t t t ttt ppc pctb t -

1980 t c xtc (bn) b.T u up, b -t, t v b t ct t pp

(egnwt), tu c t c t tut b ubjct tt tt tt . T cuc c bt t vb t t -t tt t v b pt t uctcut uctt t u pc uptu t ttu t v

23. Ct, 1990. p ct. lt vpt Ct tut t t t cp- t t v b t tk vs vst att u.

24. Ct, 1997. p ct. p. 343


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b t t tpc t. T v b tut t ubjctv tc pt-; t cttut t t ctt t c tut ct ut t, ubjctv tc ct t k: (pt). wt t vt t v b, xtc v b.

i t 1980, t ctut ctut bt tpc -tpc b vu t , but t tptt pt tt bt t. T bc pc c Ct uct ut t pt t t vu tf-tsf, cu t V t bc ut .25

Ct ct physs t tu t ct gkuc, but ctc ct t tc tu. i ptcu, tcv t t, t ctv tphyssct Ct t ttttt tt nt ntns/ nt ntt. T ctv pct ttu cv t tt cu t t g Fhmntk pt t ,ntphsphcctxt; Ct t t c physs t b tut t tu, t. i t v, Ct t ppc uct cu btpt t ctc Ntphsph. Ct Ntphsphc b k t t cut tk tu t kpc ctqu t tt / ctc v t tu uc t u uccv t tc tut up t cu t t t t b u lbnsphsph, but, t ptt t t,tut t tc xc t c t cut p, b t ppc ptc.

ConClUding ThoUghTs

Ct t t tu c b ut ctcNtphsph.Ntphsph tctv g tt t c t tg rtc (pc t Fhmntk).26 T t e cquvt t t t.Ntphsph t t tt t uc jct cctt ct jct t g ( Kt) p cc t -tcpcpt.Ntphsphut t t t u tt cc (gu 1986: 14),

cc tpt pt pp utt bb t t. i t, t k t b t c p b t ett cut bt ubjct bjct, t xt tu, b t. Ntphsph u, v, t c pt tp t c ct : t t t u c bt t t. Ntphspht ctt t t ppc uc t, t t k t

25. s a, 2007 p. ct26. i u t t Fhmntk t v t t b K. s h.a. K, d w r-

tk Ztschft f Dtschknd, n. 43, 1929.


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c vb t t vb, t ct p t c, t t t xu ptc u t t. i t v, t vp bt ppctp pp tu uc ctut btt t. it tu t bv tt v Ntphspht t xc.T tc c b t. t, t cu b t ct t utt, uc tt t tpc ut bu t bu btt pp. sc, t ctv tu cu vv uptt t t cptb t tu, uc tt tt k t tu cc. T,Ntphsph t t pp t -t ct, uc tut enfhng. nt, t cpt jct

tc ctxt Ntphsph t b tut.Ntphsph t uc cc tt, ttpt t p t t tpttvc p b uct tc t ett tut, t ttpt t ctctxt pt ctc p. i t pct, t, Cttptt ctv tu ctc ct t tc tu c b ut ctqu t xc ett v tu t pt .h cctt t ctvtt c t t v t b ut t uc -t but t-t t.

i v u tt Ct p t t qut , pc tt tc tu mu-Pt cut p, ct. itk t buct t b v ( bn) xpc t(bn), Ct xt t t pc , t , t ut-ct xtc c-t t t pt- . Ct t t , p t tc t t. hv, t u b t uc Ct pp t qut f ut-p. Ct, t pt tk t tcupt t bjctv pt pc t ptc pjct ut tt t ctc t tu tpc. i t t pt t cut cu, tkt qut t ctut bt u -utt t uctt cttc ppc t t ,

but u, t, tt t pbtc p b vt t ct tk ttut pt cctv ptct vu tcp. Ct tk t tu bjctv k, tu t tc ccpt tu ctv v v, t xp t t v b c ct t t ppc pct t pjct ut. Tput t qut t tu tt butt t cutu pjct t tpuut t t cpt t t.

Ct ctc vv tct tu ctc -vut


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t att t, ctvt b t vt c vtctp upu t utt t. a uc, t ct pt cc rtc ett cut tut.T ptcu vt t ctqu ett tu b ctc cptt ttpt t t t, u qutt, u b vu v t cc vt, c Ctpttc t.27 nt t cc vt k t t t t bu puut t t, t utu -b tu t cu ctt. Ct t t t-t cphyss ctc -ctvt tc uc t

t uct t c t tu xpt, t c ccv tutc cc pc. i, t v tu. a tc ppctv ttv t pt ctuu t v b tbt t t tt c t uccv tt vpt t -t, b t cpt t c-tc cc ctxt tut uc t t tu qu-u putt u tb t vt. t , Ct c v bcutu cpt t pp , , t nthpsut b ct tt u ct t ps. a uc, u t t ucb t K Wdsch d S, but p t u bt t cutu pjct t vu c ttut t .

ackt: i u k t tk t Ct act t kp t cc upub cut t Ct acv, P. i uptcu k t tk z Ct mt gc t u pu vt t t cv. i u k t tk J a u t ct t.

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27. s Cu CtD cg tnm. avc d C-Bt t pubc lu-v--nuv. P: su, 1981; Cu Ct, l c vut c, ls chsd Snt-Mtn, 7, 1993, pp. 80-86

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