microcosm

Japanese: microcosm
microcosm

…Ousia is the idea of ​​the true being, and chora is the space that corresponds to matter or material. Another characteristic idea of ​​Plato is that he regards the universe as the macrocosm and humans as the microcosm that contrasts with it, which can also be said to mean that Plato considered the universe to be a living, active organism (for example, in Phaedrus, Plato likens the universe to a chariot and Zeus to the one who controls it). This ancient view of the universe was accepted with limitations along with the development of Judaism and Christianity, which have a strong concept of the Creator as the only creator of the world.

From [Ecosystem]

...these artificial or semi-natural ecosystems are characterized by the inflow and outflow of large amounts of matter and energy. Also, depending on the size of the system, it can range from a small microcosm that exists in a drop of water to a large ecosystem such as the Earth or the universe.
[Ecosystem Development]
The principle of ecosystem development is known as ecological succession.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "microcosm" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ウーシアはイデアたる〈真実有〉であり,コーラは質料,素材に相当する〈空間〉である。もう一つプラトンに特徴的な発想は,こうした宇宙を大宇宙(マクロコスモスmacrocosm)としたときに,人間はそれと対比をもつ小宇宙(ミクロコスモスmicrocosm)として把握されている点であって,そのことはまたプラトンにあっては,宇宙は一つの有機体として生き生きと活動する概念であったともいえる(例えば《ファイドロス》におけるプラトンは,宇宙を〈戦車〉にたとえ,それを御するものとしてゼウスを擬している)。 こうした古代的宇宙観は,唯一の世界創造者としての創造主概念を強力にもつユダヤ・キリスト教の展開とともに,限定付きで受けとられた。…

【生態系】より

…これらの人為的ないしは半自然的生態系では多量の物質およびエネルギーの移入・移出があることが特徴的である。また系の大きさによっては小は一滴の水の中に成立するマイクロコズムmicrocosmから,大は地球や宇宙を生態系とみることもある。
[生態系の発展]
 生態系の発展に関する原理は,〈生態遷移〉として知られている。…

※「microcosm」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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