Suggested for readers seeking a metaphysical foundation for matter, motion, and the architecture of reality.

Originally published in 1972, Leclerc’s work is a sweeping philosophical inquiry into the nature of the universe. Drawing from Aristotle, Leibniz, and Whitehead, he examines how concepts like matter, motion, space, and substance have evolved, from ancient cosmologies to modern physics. His central concern is not just what exists, but how existence is structured and understood.

Leclerc challenges the reductionist view of physical reality as merely mechanical or mathematical. Instead, he proposes a dynamic ontology, where relation, action, and continuity are essential to understanding physical existence. His treatment of the infinite, the continuum, and the interplay between discreteness and wholeness invites readers to rethink the very scaffolding of being.

Leclerc’s metaphysical framework had a profound impact on the development of Fractal Universe. His emphasis on relation, continuity, and dynamic structure helped shape the Sparksphere’s recursive architecture and its treatment of motion as meaning. Like Leclerc, Fractal Universe rejects static substance in favor of living geometry, where existence is not fixed, but constantly reorganizing through interaction and flow. For readers of Fractal Universe, Leclerc offers a philosophical foundation beneath the fractal scaffolding, an invitation to perceive reality not as a collection of things, but as a dynamic field of becoming.

“The physical existent is not merely extended—it is structured, relational, and in motion.” – Ivor Leclerc