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1. relating to or constituting a macrocosm

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1. 《the ~》大宇宙 / 〈C〉(小さな体系を含む)大体系

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"Macrocosm" redirects here. For Star Trek episode, see Macrocosm (Star Trek: Voyager).

Macrocosm and microcosm is an ancient Greek Neo-Platonic schema of seeing the same patterns reproduced in all levels of the cosmos, from the largest scale (macrocosm or universe-level) all the way down to the smallest scale (microcosm or sub-sub-atomic or even metaphysical-level). In the system the midpoint is Man, who summarizes the cosmos.

The Greeks were philosophically concerned with a rational explanation of everything and saw the repetition of the golden ratio throughout the world and all levels of reality as a step towards this unifying theory. In short, it is the recognition that the same traits appear in entities of many different sizes, from one man to the entire human population.

Macrocosm/microcosm is a Greek compound of μακρο- "Macro-" and μικρο- "Micro-", which are Greek respectively for "large" and "small", and the word κόσμος kósmos which means "order" as well as "world" or "ordered world."

Today, the concept of microcosm has been dominated by sociology to mean a small group of individuals whose behavior is typical of a larger social body encompassing it. A microcosm can be seen as a special kind of epitome. Conversely, a macrocosm is a social body made of smaller compounds.

See also

• Anthropic principle
• Arcology
• Emerald Tablet
• Family as a model for the state
• Fractal theory
• Nanoeconomics
• Rose Cross and Alchemy
• Surat Shabda Yoga

References

1. Republic, Plato, trans. By B. Jowett M.A., Vintage Books, NY. § 435, pg 151

Bibliography

• Theories of Macrocosms and Microcosms in the History of Philosophy, G. P. Conger, NY, 1922, which includes a survey of critical discussions up to 1922.

External links

• Cosmos - an Illustrated Dimensional Journey from microcosmos to macrocosmos - from Digital Nature Agency

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• Transport and degradation of pesticides in a biopurification system under variable flux Part II: A macrocosm study.

• De Wilde T, Spanoghe P, Ryckeboer J, Jaeken P, Springael D.SourceLaboratory of Crop Protection Chemistry, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. dewilde.tineke@gmail.com
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• Transport of bentazone, isoproturon, linuron, metamitron and metalaxyl were studied under three different flows in macrocosms. The aim was to verify the observations from Part I of the accompanying paper, with an increase in column volume and decrease in chemical and hydraulic load. Very limited bre
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• Effects of herbicides and freshwater discharge on water chemistry, toxicity and benthos in a Uruguayan sandy beach.

• Sauco S, Eguren G, Heinzen H, Defeo O.SourceUNDECIMAR, Facultad de Ciencias, Igua 4225, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay. sebastiansauco@gmail.com
• Marine environmental research.Mar Environ Res.2010 Sep-Oct;70(3-4):300-7. Epub 2010 Jun 25.
• Environmental water chemistry analysis and microcosm toxicity bioassays (MTB) were performed to assess lethality of herbicides on the mole crab Emerita brasiliensis in a sandy beach affected by a freshwater discharge (Andreoni canal) from rice crops. A 5-yr macrocosm field sampling (MFS) was conduct
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• … Ando asserted that a human being, as a microcosm, must face nature as macrocosm before he or she can establish human relationships in society, and he rejected any societies or nations that seek to intervene between a human being and nature. …
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