Space, Time and Deity
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Samuel Alexander's Space, Time, and Deity presents a metaphysics of emergent evolution. It posits that space-time is the fundamental cosmic matrix from which matter arises. Subsequently, matter gives rise to mind, or "awareness," as a higher synthesis. "Deity" represents the ultimate goal or the next evolutionary stage toward which the cosmos tends. Alexander's work explains the world as a continuous cosmic process driven by spontaneous creative tendencies, rather than offering an ultimate explanation for existence itself.1
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