Diversity and cohesion: art, ecosystems, societies
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Abstract
This text explores diversity and cohesion as two variables in tension – important for ecosystems, artistic creation and societies. Following the philosophies of Bateson and Spinoza, it proposes that it is possible and desirable to have great variety and a high level of cohesion at the same time. The document stresses evidence that these are conditions necessarily implicated in the processes of evolution and development present in all systems, which tend to be increasingly complex. Complexity is inherent in the sustainability of biological and social systems, so it is suggested that wealth and the sustenance of life depend on diversity and cohesion, making possible the prolongation of creation and adaptation to new structures.