Difference between revisions of "Microcosm"
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<p> Name given by the | <p> Name given by the Middle [[Age]] philosophers to man as representing the macrocosm or universe in miniature. </p> | ||
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Name given by the Middle Age philosophers to man as representing the macrocosm or universe in miniature.
