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name: paper-charles-x-yang-from-laozi-to-prigogine-the-generative
description: Apply the Charles X. Yang, From Laozi to Prigogine: The Generative Dynamics of the Universe article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Charles X. Yang, From Laozi to Prigogine: The Generative Dynamics of the Universe

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-charles-x-yang-from-laozi-to-prigogine-the-generative). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-charles-x-yang-from-laozi-to-prigogine-the-generative.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-charles-x-yang-from-laozi-to-prigogine-the-generative/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What the work establishes Charles X. Yang's manuscript links Laozi's Daoist cosmology to Ilya Prigogine's theory of dissipative structures. The core claim is that Laozi's generative logic supplies the philosophical framework for understandi

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-charles-x-yang-from-laozi-to-prigogine-the-generative
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-charles-x-yang-from-laozi-to-prigogine-the-generative
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-charles-x-yang-from-laozi-to-prigogine-the-generative/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-charles-x-yang-from-laozi-to-prigogine-the-generative/revisions