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Microcosm–macrocosm analogy: History, Middle Ages & Overview

The microcosm–macrocosm analogy (or, equivalently, macrocosm–microcosm analogy) refers to a historical view that posited a structural similarity between the human being (the microcosm, i.e., the small order or the small universe) and the cosmos as a whole (the macrocosm, i.e., the great order or the great universe). Given this fundamental analogy, truths…

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Microcosm–macrocosm analogy topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Middle Ages and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Microcosm–macrocosm analogy.

Related topics
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Source areas
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Connected nodes
118
Extracted relationships
349
Related term clusters
32
Bridge connections
118

What this topic covers Research coverage

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History · 43 topics
Overview · 22 topics
Middle Ages · 15 topics
In Judaism · 8 topics

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Overview

History

Middle Ages

In Judaism

Bibliography

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How Microcosm–macrocosm analogy connects Entity context

The extracted context around Microcosm–macrocosm analogy shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Microcosm–macrocosm analogy → Albrecht, Alexandria, Allen, Almqvist, Aminrazavi, Ancient, Andalusī Bāṭinism, Anders, Andreas Vesalius, André-Jean, Arabic, Archivio, Archéologie Orientale, BEHE-EB, Berkeley, Bibliothèque, Brepols, Brill, Brussels, Cairo Another extracted example is Microcosm–macrocosm analogy → Allers, Art, Barkan, Broydé, Columbia University Press, Conger, Date, Detroit, Encyclopaedia Judaica, Frank, Fred, From Anaximandros, Funk, George Perrigo, History, Image, In Berenbaum, In Singer, Isaac, ISBN. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Microcosm–macrocosm analogy

Top relations

related to Other sources cited · 208
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy → Albrecht, Alexandria, Allen, Almqvist, Aminrazavi, Ancient, Andalusī Bāṭinism, Anders, Andreas Vesalius, André-Jean, Arabic, Archivio, Archéologie Orientale, BEHE-EB, Berkeley, Bibliothèque, Brepols, Brill, Brussels, Cairo
related to overview · 55
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy → Allers, Art, Barkan, Broydé, Columbia University Press, Conger, Date, Detroit, Encyclopaedia Judaica, Frank, Fred, From Anaximandros, Funk, George Perrigo, History, Image, In Berenbaum, In Singer, Isaac, ISBN
related to Middle Ages · 49
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy → Abraham, Andalus, Andalusian, Arabic, Aristotle, Bahya, Book, Brethren, CE, Creation, Cusa, Córdoba, Epistles, Especially, Ezra, German, Godfrey, Hayyan, Hebrew, Ibn Arabi
related to Antiquity · 20
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy → Alexandria, Among, Anaximander, Avot, BCE, Bundahishn, CE, Greek, Greek Hermetica, Hellenistic, Hippocratic, Jewish Rabbinical, Neoplatonists, Philo, Plato, Platonic, Rabbi Nathan, Stoic, Stoics, Zoroastrian
related to Renaissance · 13
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy → Andreas Vesalius, De, Francesco Patrizi, Giordano Bruno, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Hermeticism, Marsilio Ficino, Neoplatonism, Paracelsus, Renaissance, Robert Fludd, Swiss, Tommaso Campanella

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Important terminology

microcosm analogy macrocosm isbn human philosophy cosmos also mind philosophers jewish ibn medieval may soul world greek ancient view history

Microcosm–macrocosm analogy relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 349 structured relationships around Microcosm–macrocosm analogy. Examples in this analysis include those writing under the name of Jabir ibn Hayyan → instance of → The analogy was elaborated by alchemists and Isaac Israeli → instance of → by Jewish theologians and philosophers. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
those writing under the name of Jabir ibn Hayyaninstance ofThe analogy was elaborated by alchemists0.80text
Isaac Israeliinstance ofby Jewish theologians and philosophers0.80text
Godfrey of Saint Victorinstance ofby Victorine monks0.80text
Bahya ibn Paqudainstance ofthe Epistles were of central importance to Sephardic philosophers0.80text
Microcosm–macrocosm analogyrelated to AntiquityAmong0.60section
Microcosm–macrocosm analogyrelated to AntiquityGreek0.60section
Microcosm–macrocosm analogyrelated to AntiquityHellenistic0.60section
Microcosm–macrocosm analogyrelated to AntiquityAnaximander0.60section
Microcosm–macrocosm analogyrelated to AntiquityBCE0.60section
Microcosm–macrocosm analogyrelated to AntiquityPlato0.60section
Microcosm–macrocosm analogyrelated to AntiquityHippocratic0.60section
Microcosm–macrocosm analogyrelated to AntiquityStoics0.60section

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Microcosm–macrocosm analogy bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Microcosm, Analogy and Macrocosm. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Microcosm–macrocosm analogy
    • Microcosm
    • Analogy
    • Macrocosm
    • Medieval
    • Cosmos
    • Arabic
    • Cite
    • Greek
    • Human
    • Book
    • History
    • Also
  • microcosm–macrocosm analogy
    • Microcosm
    • Analogy
    • Macrocosm
    • Medieval
    • Philosophers
    • Also
    • Jewish
    • Cosmos
    • Greek
    • Arabic
    • Human
    • History
  • ancient greek philosophy
    • Greek
    • Macrocosm
    • Microcosm
    • Philosophy
    • Whole
    • History
    • Medieval
    • Rabbinical
    • View
    • May
    • Philosophers
    • Arabic
  • human being
    • Cosmos
    • Whole
    • Mind
    • Macrocosm
    • Divine
    • Microcosm
    • May
    • Soul
    • Book
    • World
    • Also
    • Rabbinical
  • world soul
    • Divine
    • Timaeus
    • Soul
    • World
    • Plato
    • Authors
    • View
    • Human
    • Cite
    • May
    • Mind
    • History
  • human physiology
    • Cosmos
    • Whole
    • Mind
    • Macrocosm
    • Divine
    • Microcosm
    • May
    • Soul
    • Book
    • World
    • Also
    • Rabbinical
  • jewish philosophy
    • Philosophers
    • Medieval
    • Macrocosm
    • History
    • Microcosm
    • Arabic
    • Help
    • Rabbinical
    • View
    • Cite
    • Date
    • De
  • cosmos
    • Whole
    • Human
    • View
    • May
    • Book
    • Microcosm
    • Macrocosm
    • Plato
    • Timaeus
    • Rabbinical
    • Greek
    • Mind

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Microcosm–macrocosm analogy, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Microcosm–macrocosm analogy with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy — History · splits 75 ⟂ 44
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy — Bibliography · splits 93 ⟂ 26
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy — Overview · splits 96 ⟂ 23
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy — Middle Ages · splits 103 ⟂ 16
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy — In Judaism · splits 110 ⟂ 9

Map overview Semantic statistics

Microcosm–macrocosm analogy

Nodes119
Edges118
Triples349
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016807
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Microcosm–macrocosm analogy to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Middle Ages & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Microcosm–macrocosm analogy · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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