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From: "Human Potential & Development."
Split Justification: Development fundamentally involves both our inner landscape (**Internal World**) and our interaction with everything outside us (**External World**). (Ref: Subject-Object Distinction)..
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From: "External World (Interaction)"
Split Justification: All external interactions fundamentally involve either other human beings (social, cultural, relational, political) or the non-human aspects of existence (physical environment, objects, technology, natural world). This dichotomy is mutually exclusive and comprehensively exhaustive.
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From: "Interaction with the Non-Human World"
Split Justification: All human interaction with the non-human world fundamentally involves either the cognitive process of seeking knowledge, meaning, or appreciation from it (e.g., science, observation, art), or the active, practical process of physically altering, shaping, or making use of it for various purposes (e.g., technology, engineering, resource management). These two modes represent distinct primary intentions and outcomes, yet together comprehensively cover the full scope of how humans engage with the non-human realm.
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From: "Understanding and Interpreting the Non-Human World"
Split Justification: Humans understand and interpret the non-human world either by objectively observing and analyzing its inherent structures, laws, and phenomena to gain factual knowledge, or by subjectively engaging with it to derive aesthetic value, emotional resonance, or existential meaning. These two modes represent distinct intentions and methodologies, yet together comprehensively cover all ways of understanding and interpreting the non-human world.
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From: "Interpreting Subjective Significance"
Split Justification: Humans interpret subjective significance from the non-human world in two fundamentally distinct ways: either through direct, immediate sensory and emotional engagement (e.g., experiencing beauty, awe, or comfort from nature or art), or through a more reflective, cognitive process of attributing abstract conceptual meaning, often through symbols, narratives, or existential contemplation (e.g., a landscape symbolizing freedom, an artifact representing heritage, the night sky evoking questions of purpose). These two modes are mutually exclusive in their primary focus (immediate reception versus reflective attribution) and comprehensively exhaustive, covering the full spectrum of subjective engagement.
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From: "Direct Aesthetic and Emotional Experience"
Split Justification: All direct aesthetic and emotional experiences fundamentally manifest along a spectrum of physiological and psychological arousal. These can be dichotomized into those that are intensely stimulating and activate heightened states (e.g., awe, thrill, fear, overwhelming beauty) and those that are calming, soothing, or lead to states of reduced arousal (e.g., peace, comfort, serenity, gentle beauty, contemplative melancholy). These two categories are mutually exclusive in their primary impact on the human system and comprehensively exhaust the full range of direct aesthetic and emotional responses to the non-human world.
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From: "Experiences of Calmness and Serenity"
Split Justification: All direct aesthetic and emotional experiences of calmness and serenity from the non-human world fundamentally arise either from a passive, open, and receptive engagement with it (e.g., observing a tranquil scene, listening to soothing sounds, feeling a gentle breeze) or from an active, purposeful interaction that cultivates or fosters a sense of peace or order (e.g., tending a garden, mindfully arranging elements, creating a serene space). These two modes are mutually exclusive in their primary form of engagement and comprehensively exhaustive, covering the full spectrum of how humans directly experience calmness and serenity from the non-human world.
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From: "Calmness from Active Cultivation"
Split Justification: Humans actively cultivate calmness from the non-human world either by purposefully arranging, organizing, or designing non-human elements to create a state of perceived order, harmony, or aesthetic peace in their environment, where the calmness arises primarily from the resulting structure or composition; or by engaging in mindful, rhythmic, or repetitive interactions with non-human materials or tasks, where the calming effect arises primarily from the engaged process itself rather than solely from the final outcome. These two modes are mutually exclusive in their primary source of cultivated calmness (the static structure vs. the dynamic process) and comprehensively exhaustive, covering the full scope of how humans actively cultivate calmness from the non-human world.
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From: "Calmness through Environmental Design and Order"
Split Justification: All design and ordering of non-human environments to cultivate calmness fundamentally pertains to either the enclosed spaces within built structures (interior environments) or the open spaces outside of built structures (exterior environments and landscapes). These two categories represent distinct physical realms for design and order, are mutually exclusive in their primary spatial focus, and together comprehensively cover the full scope of how humans achieve calmness through environmental design and order.
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From: "Calmness through Exterior and Landscape Design"
Split Justification: Exterior and landscape design for calmness fundamentally achieves its tranquil effect either by emphasizing the organic forms, natural processes, and wildness of the environment to foster a sense of unforced harmony; or by imposing distinct human order, geometric structures, and defined compositions to create a sense of clarity, balance, and controlled serenity. These two approaches represent distinct design philosophies and aesthetic intentions, are mutually exclusive in their primary methodology for achieving calmness, and together comprehensively cover the full spectrum of how humans design exterior spaces for tranquility.
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From: "Calmness from Naturalistic Landscape Design"
Split Justification: All naturalistic landscape design, which aims to foster a sense of unforced harmony by emphasizing organic forms, natural processes, and wildness, achieves its calming effect in two fundamentally distinct ways. One approach is by creating designs that primarily emphasize or restore the dynamism of untamed nature and ecological functions, where calmness arises from the perceived authenticity, self-organization, and wild vitality of the environment. The other approach involves the careful arrangement and composition of naturalistic forms (e.g., plants, stones, water features) into an aesthetically balanced, flowing, and visually harmonious scene, where the calmness stems from the curated beauty and organic coherence of the design. These two modes are mutually exclusive in their primary focus (dynamic natural systems versus static aesthetic arrangement) and comprehensively exhaustive, covering the full scope of how humans cultivate calmness through naturalistic landscape design.
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From: "Calmness from Designs Composing Natural Forms Harmoniously"
Split Justification: Humans achieve calmness through harmoniously composing natural forms either by carefully arranging living botanical elements (plants, trees, shrubs) to create aesthetic balance and flow, or by thoughtfully structuring non-living geological features (rocks, stones, sand) and hydrological elements (water bodies, streams) to foster serene environments. These two categories represent distinct types of natural forms employed in design, are mutually exclusive in their primary material focus, and together comprehensively exhaust the full scope of how humans compose natural forms harmoniously for calmness.
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Topic: "Calmness from Harmonious Composition of Botanical Elements" (W5482)