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In its most general sense, a '''cosmos''' is an orderly or harmonious system. It originates from a [[Greek language|Greek]] term κόσμος meaning "order, orderly arrangement, ornaments," and is the antithetical concept of [[chaos]]. The word [[cosmetics]] originates from the same root.
== Philosophy ==
[[Pythagoras]] is said to have been the first philosopher to apply the term to the [[Universe]], perhaps from application to the starry firmament. The term so used is parallel to the [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] term ''[[aša]]'', the concept of a divine order, or divinely ordered creation.
== Theology ==
In [[theology]], the term can be used to denote the [[Creation (theology)|created]] universe, not including the [[Creationism|creator]]. The [[Septuagint]] uses both ''kosmos'' and ''[[oikumene]]'' for the inhabited world. In Christian theology, the word was also used synonymously with ''[[aeon|aion]]'' to refer to "worldly life" or "this world" as opposed to the afterlife. In philosophical use, the words "[[The Absolute|absolute]]", ''cosmos'', and ''universe'' can be employed synonymously to include all that [[Existence|exists]].
== Cosmology ==
[[Cosmology]] is the study of the cosmos in several of the above meanings, depending on context. All cosmologies have in common an attempt to understand the implicit order within the whole of being. In this way, most religions and philosophical systems have a cosmology.
The philosopher [[Ken Wilber]] uses the term ''kosmos'' to refer to all of [[Manifestation|manifest]] existence, including various realms of [[higher consciousness|consciousness]]. The term ''kosmos'' so used distinguishes a [[nondual]] universe (which, on his view, includes both [[noetic]] and [[nature|physical]] aspects) from the strictly physical universe that is the concern of the traditional sciences. In [[physical cosmology]], it is often used in a technical way, referring to a space-time continuum.
==See also==
*[[Cosmology]]
*[[Cosmography]]
*[[Macrocosm and microcosm]]
*[[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage|Cosmos]] ([[Carl Sagan]]'s [[television]] [[Documentary film|documentary]] series)
[[Category: General Reference]]
== Philosophy ==
[[Pythagoras]] is said to have been the first philosopher to apply the term to the [[Universe]], perhaps from application to the starry firmament. The term so used is parallel to the [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] term ''[[aša]]'', the concept of a divine order, or divinely ordered creation.
== Theology ==
In [[theology]], the term can be used to denote the [[Creation (theology)|created]] universe, not including the [[Creationism|creator]]. The [[Septuagint]] uses both ''kosmos'' and ''[[oikumene]]'' for the inhabited world. In Christian theology, the word was also used synonymously with ''[[aeon|aion]]'' to refer to "worldly life" or "this world" as opposed to the afterlife. In philosophical use, the words "[[The Absolute|absolute]]", ''cosmos'', and ''universe'' can be employed synonymously to include all that [[Existence|exists]].
== Cosmology ==
[[Cosmology]] is the study of the cosmos in several of the above meanings, depending on context. All cosmologies have in common an attempt to understand the implicit order within the whole of being. In this way, most religions and philosophical systems have a cosmology.
The philosopher [[Ken Wilber]] uses the term ''kosmos'' to refer to all of [[Manifestation|manifest]] existence, including various realms of [[higher consciousness|consciousness]]. The term ''kosmos'' so used distinguishes a [[nondual]] universe (which, on his view, includes both [[noetic]] and [[nature|physical]] aspects) from the strictly physical universe that is the concern of the traditional sciences. In [[physical cosmology]], it is often used in a technical way, referring to a space-time continuum.
==See also==
*[[Cosmology]]
*[[Cosmography]]
*[[Macrocosm and microcosm]]
*[[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage|Cosmos]] ([[Carl Sagan]]'s [[television]] [[Documentary film|documentary]] series)
[[Category: General Reference]]
