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- For other uses of the word, see cosmos (disambiguation)
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The cosmos is the universe, especially when thought of as an orderly or harmonious system.
Sometimes the term 'cosmos' is considered to be only the observed universe, while the term "universe" refers to all that exists whether it has been discovered or not. 'Cosmos' is the "known universe."
The philosopher Ken Wilber uses the term kosmos to refer to all of manifest existence, including various realms of consciousness. These realms include, for example, the physical, mythic, rational, holistic, subtle and causal realms. Wilber uses the term kosmos to distinguish this noetic universe (which, on his view, includes the physical universe)from the strictly physical universe that is the concern of the traditional ("narrow") sciences.
Word origins
In English, it may also be spelled "kosmos". The word is derived from Greek.
See also
Multiverse, Big bang
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