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Lev el s Car lF.Cr av e r Thel e v e l sme t apho ri sc o mmo nl yus e dt ode s c r i bes c i e nc e ,i t st he o r i e s ,andt he wo r l d.Y e tt heme t apho rme ansdi f f e r e ntt hi ngsi ndi f f e r e ntc o nt e x t s ,i nv i t i nge qui v o c at i o n.The s edi s t i nc tappl i c at i o nso ft heme t apho rc a nbedi s t i ngui s he dbyt he r e l at at he yr e l at e ,t her e l at i o nbe t we e nl e v e l st hatt he yas s e r t ,andt her ul eby whi c ht he yl o c at eatal e v e l .Idi s c us st he s emanyappl i c at i o nso ft hel e v e lme t apho rwi t hane yet ode v e l o pi ngade s c r i pt i v e l yade quat eac c o unto fo nepar t i c ul ar appl i c at i o n:l e v e l so fme c hani s ms .Iar guet hatt hi sappl i c at i o no ft heme t apho ri s c e nt r alt ot hee x pl anat o r ypr ac t i c e so ft hes pe c i als c i e nc e sandde f e ns i bl easa me t aphys i c alpi c t ur eo fho w phe no me nas t udi e di nt hes pe c i als c i e nc e sar ec o ns t i t ut e d. Keywor ds Eme r ge nc e|Ex pl anat i o n|Hi e r ar c hy|I nt e r l e v e lc a us at i o n|Me r e o l o gy|Re duc t i o n Aut ho r Car lF.Cr av e r c c r av e r @ar t s c i . wus t l . e du Was hi ngt o nUni v e r s i t y St .Lo ui s ,MO,U. S. A. Co mme nt at o r De ni sC.Mar t i n de ni s . mar t i n@hube r l i n. de Humbo l dtUni v e r s i t ätz uBe r l i n Be r l i n,Ge r many Edi t o r s Tho masMe t z i nge r me t z i nge r @uni mai nz . de J o hanne sGut e nbe r gUni v e r s i t ät Mai nz ,Ge r many J e nni f e rM.Wi ndt j e nni f e r . wi ndt @mo nas h. e du Mo nas hUni v e r s i t y Me l bo ur ne ,Aus t r al i a 1 I nt r oduc t i on The l e ve l sme t aphori subi qui t ousi n ourde s c r i pt i onsofs c i e nc eand t hewo r l d.So s i mpl e ande l e gant ,t heme t aphort ake sanappar e nt l y he t e r oge ne ousc ol l e c t i ono fobj e c t sa ndar r ange s t he mi ns pac ef r om bot t om t ot op.Theme t aphor wor ks i ns o many c ont e xt s be c aus ei t l e a ve sope nj us twhatki ndsofobj e c t sar et obe ar r ange d,wha tdi s t i ngui s he st op f r om bot t om, andwhati tme anst os a yt hatanobj e c ti sat s omel e ve l sand notot he r s .Thi sf l e xi bi l i t ye xpl ai ns t he me t aphor ’ sf e c undi t y ,but i t al s o he l pst oobs c ur et hef ac tt ha ti ti sus e di nma ny di f f e r e ntwa ysi nmanydi f f e r e ntc ont e xt s . As ur v e yofki ndso fl e ve l sdr a wnf r om s c i e nc e and phi l os ophy woul d ha ve t oi nc l ude l e ve l so fabs t r ac t i on( Fl or i di2008) ,aggr e gat i on ( Wi ms at t 1997) , anal ys i s ( She phe r d 1994; Chur c hl and & Se j no ws ki1992) ,c aus at i on and e xpl anat i on( Ki m 1998) ,i mpl e me nt at i on( Mar r 1982) ,or gani z at i on ( Chur c hl and & Se j no ws ki 1992) , pr oc e s s i ng ( Cr ai k & Loc khar t 1972) , r e al i z at i on( Gi l l e t t2002) ,s i z e s( Wi ms at t1976) , s c i e nc e s ,t he or i e s ,a nde xpl anat i ons( Oppe nhe i m & Put nam 1958) .Ma nyoft he s ef ami l i arappl i c a t i onsoft hel e ve lme t aphorar edi s t i nc tf r om butal s oc l e ar l yr e l at e dt o one ano t he r .And whe nt he y ar er e l at e d,t he y of t e n ha ver at he r i ndi r e c ta nd r e t i c ul at ec onne c t i ons .The l e ve l me t a phor t hus t ake ss ubt l y di f f e r e nt f or ms whe na ppl i e di nne i ghbor i ngc ont e xt s ,andt hi s obs c ur e st hee xt e ntt owhi c hf e a t ur e so foneappl i c at i ono ft heme t aphordoanddonott r ans f e rf r om o ne c o nt e xt t ot he ne xt .My f i r s t t he s i s ,t he n,i st hatourwa ysofde s c r i bi ngs c i - Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 1|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t e nc eandt hewor l dc ont ai nma nydi s t i nc t ,l e gi t i mat ea ppl i c at i onsoft hel e ve lme t aphort hat ar ee i t he runr e l at e d ort hatha veonl yi ndi r e c t 1 r e l at i onswi t honeanot he r . Thi sde s c r i pt i v epl ur al i s m aboutt hel e ve l me t aphori sdi r e c t l yoppos e dt oe l i mi nat i vi s m aboutl e ve l s( Fe hr2004;Mac hame r& Sul l i v an 2001;Thal os2013) .The s ugge s t i on t hatwe mi ght be be t t e r of f abandoni ng t he l e ve l s me t aphori saboutasl i ke l yt owi nc onve r t sas t hes ugge s t i on t hatwes houl dabandon me t aphor si nvol vi ng we i ght or s pat i ali nc l us i on. The s eme t aphor sar et oobas i ct oho w weor gani z et hewor l dt os e r i ous l yr e c omme ndt hat t he yc oul dors houl dbes t r i c ke nf r om t hought and e xpr e s s i on. Ye t , de s c r i pt i ve pl ur al i s m aboutt hel e ve l sme t aphori sc ons i s t e ntwi t h t he t hought t hat s ome appl i c at i ons of t he me t aphordi s t or tt hes t r uc t ur eoft hewor l dor r e pr e s e nti tasha vi ngc onc e pt ual l yi nc ohe r e nt s t r uc t ur e s . I di s c us ss ome e xampl e s be l o w. The c e nt r alme s s age of t hi s pape ri st hat t he r ec an benos i ngl eve r di c tc onc e r ni ngt he ut i l i t y or c onc e pt uals oundne s s oft he l e ve l me t aphors i mpl i c i t e r .Theme t aphormus tbe e v al uat e d and us e d wi t hc aut i on,e s pe c i al l y whe ni ti sc al l e d on t os e t t l edi s put e sabout t hec har ac t e rofs c i e nc eand t heme t aphys i c al s t r uc t ur eoft hewor l d. Ass omemo t i v at i onf ora dopt i ngt hi spr opos al ,and asa s t e pt o war d a mor e pos i t i ve t he s i s ,Is ho wt hatwec an a voi ds omes i mpl e c onf us i on by s e par at i ng t he di f f e r e nta ppl i c at i onsoft he me t aphor .To make t hi sc as e ,I bui l ds l o wl yt o war d apar t i c ul arappl i c at i on of t heme t aphort ha t ,asIha vear gue de l s e whe r e ( Cr a ve r2001,2007) ,i sc e nt r alt oe xpl anat or y pr ac t i c e si nne ur os c i e nc ea ndac r os st hes pe c i al s c i e nc e s :l e ve l so fme c hani s ms .Thi sappl i c at i on oft hel e ve lme t aphori sme t aphys i c al l y pl aus i bl eand,s of arasIc ant e l l ,mor eorl e s si nnoc uous ;t hati spar tofi t svi r t ue .Ye tt hi ss i mpl e andus e f ulappl i c at i onoft heme t aphorc anbe gi nt oappe arpr obl e mat i cwhe ni ti si nappr o pr i at e l y as s i mi l at e dt oo t he r appl i c at i ons t hat 1 St andar de t ymol ogi e st r ac et het e r m“ l e ve l ”t ot hebal anc eand f r om t he r et ot hei de aofaf l at ,hor i z ont all andi ng,asi nt hes t or i e sofabui l di ng.Fr om t he r e ,i ti se as yt os e eho wt heme t aphor mi ghtbee xt e nde dt ot heki ndsofhi e r ar c hydi s c us s e di nt hi spape r . s e r v eal t oge t he rdi f f e r e ntpur pos e si nourt hi nki ngabouts c i e nc ea ndt hewor l d. Mypoi nti snott ode f e ndl e ve l sofme c hani s msast heonet r ueappl i c at i on oft hel e ve l me t a phor( t hatwoul dbeaspoi nt l e s sase l i mi na t i vi s m) .Rat he r ,my f i r s tpos i t i ve goali st o pr o vi dear e as onabl yc l e arac c ounto fl e ve l sof me c ha ni s msandt os ho wt hatt hi sappl i c at i oni s me t a phys i c al l ybe ni gnye te xc e pt i onal l yi mpor t a ntf ordoi ngs c i e nc e .Le ve l so fme c hani s msar e , aswoul dbee xpe c t e d,r i c hl ybuti ndi r e c t l yc onne c t e d wi t h many ot he ra ppl i c at i ons of t he me t a phor .My s e c ond goali st ohi ghl i ghtand di s e nt angl es ome oft he c onf us i onst hatar i s e f r om f ai l i ng t o ke e pl e ve l sofme c hani s msdi s t i nc tf r om ot he rs e ns e sofl e ve l s .I npar t i c ul ar ,I s ho wt ha tc ommi t me ntt ot hee xi s t e nc eofl e ve l s ofme c hani s ms e nt ai l s no c ommi t me nt t o:a ) monol i t hi cl e ve l si nnat ur e ,b)t hes t r at i f i c at i on ofs c i e nc e sby l e ve l s ,orc )at i dy hi e r ar c hy o f t he or i e samong t he s c i e nc e s .Iwi l lal s os ho w why l e ve l so fme c hani s msar ed)di s t i nc tf r om Mar r ’ svi e wsaboutl e ve l sofabs t r ac t i ona nde ) di s t i nc tf r om l e ve l sofr e al i z at i on mor ege ne r al l y .Iar guet hatf )t hei de aofi nt e r l e ve lc aus at i on i sc onc e pt ual l ya wkwar d wi t hi nl e ve l sof me c ha ni s ms( butnott ol e ve l so fs i z e ,f ore xampl e ) .Fur t he r mor e ,g)t he i de ao fl e ve l sof me c ha ni s msni c e l ye xpr e s s e st hei de ao fe me r ge nc e as a ki nd o f no naggr e gat i vi t y whi l e pr o vi di ng no s uppor tt ot hos ewho s e e ke vi de nc ei nbi ol ogyf oramor er obus tki ndo fe me r ge nc e .The f ai l ur et o di s ambi guat e al t oge t he r s e par at eappl i c at i onsoft hel e ve lme t aphorc r e a t e sa c onc e pt ualmal ai s ef orwhi c hl e ve l so f me c ha ni s msar ea tl e as tapar t i alc ur e . 2 Ref i ni ngt hel ev el smet aphor :Thr ee def i ni ngques t i ons I ni t sbar e s toff or ms ,t hel e ve l sme t aphorde mandsl i t t l eofi t sobj e c t ;i tr e qui r e sonl yas e t ofi t e msands omec r i t e r i onf orr anki ngt he m as hi ghe rorl o we rt han o nea not he ri ns omer e s pe c t .Se ni or sar eatahi ghe rl e ve li nt heAme r i c anhi ghs c hools ys t e mt ha nj uni or s ,poe t r yi s a t a hi ghe rl e ve lt han pus hpi n,l us ti s at a hi ghe r( a ndl o we r )l e ve lt hanl i ke ,andc e l l sar e a ta hi ghe rl e ve lt han mol e c ul e s .I nt he s ee x- Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( 2|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t ampl e s ,i ti s obvi ous t hat di f f e r e nt ki nds of t hi ngsar er e l at e d bye nt i r e l y di s t i nc tki ndsof r e l at i on.I ns ubt l e rc as e s ,t he e qui voc at i on i s l e s sno t i c e abl e ,andf ort hat ,al lt hemor emi s l e adi ng. Thr e ede f i ni ng que s t i onsc an beus e dt o e xpl i c at eho wt hel e ve l sme t a phori sa ppl i e di n agi ve nc o nt e xt : TheRe l at aQue s t i on:Whatki ndsofi t e ms ar ebe i ngs or t e di nt ol e ve l s ? TheRe l at i onsQue s t i on:I nvi r t ueofwhat ar et woi t e msa tdi f f e r e ntl e ve l s ? ThePl ac e me ntQue s t i on:I nvi r t ueo fwhat ar et woi t e msa tt hes amel e ve l ? TheRe l at aQue s t i on pr o vi de sa ni mpor t antc l ueaboutt hei nt e nde ds e ns eofl e ve l s .The f l e xi bi l i t y oft heme t a phoral l o wsi tt obeappl i e dt oab s t r ac t a,s uc hasbr anc he sofmat he mat i c sande t hi c alpr i nc i pl e s ,ort oc onc r e t a,s uc h asas t r onomi c alobj e c t sand s t e r e oe qui pme nt . Theme t aphorc anbea ppl i e dt ot ype s ,s uc has s e r ge a nt sand c or por al s ,ort ot oke ns ,s uc h as t he r e l at i ons hi p be t we e n Col one l Bl ake and Cor por alO’ Re i l l y .I tc anbea ppl i e dt oobj e c t s s uc hasc at sandmount ai ns ,t oac t i vi t i e ss uc has r e l e as i ng ne ur ot r ans mi t t e r s and maki ng de c i s i ons ,andt opr ope r t i e ss uc hase xc i t abi l i t yor c har ge . Wi t hi nt he ne ur os c i e nc e s ,t he l e ve l s me t aphori sappl i e df l ui dl yt oc aus e s ,de s c r i pt i ons , de ve l opme nt al s t age s ,e ve nt s ,e xpl anat i ons ,s c i e nt i f i cf i e l ds ,obj e c t s ,pr ope r t i e s ,t e c hni que s ,andt he or i e s .Conf us i onar i s e swhe nwe as s umet hate ac happl i c at i oni st hes ame . The Re l at i onsQue s t i on c onc e r nst heor de r i ngr e l at i ons hi p bywhi c hi t e msar es ai dt o beatahi ghe roral o we rl e ve lt ha noneanot he r . At he or y ,f ore xampl e ,mi g htbes ai dt obea ta hi ghe rl e ve lt han as e c ond i ft hef i r s ti sde r i vabl ef r om t hes e c ond( andnotvi c eve r s a) ;t he l o we s t l e ve lt he or i e sar ei nt hi ss e ns e“ f undame nt al . ”Poe t r ymi ghtbes ai dt obehi ghe rt han pus hpi ni nt hes e ns et ha ti tr e qui r e sgr e at e ri nt e l l e c t uals ki l la nd t r ai ni ngt ot akepl e as ur ei n t hef or me rt hant ot akepl e as ur ei nt hel at t e r .A t e c hni quemi ghtbes ai dt obeatal o we rl e ve l t ha nano t he rbe c aus ei tde t e c t sphe nome naata s mal l e rs i z es c al e .Someappl i c at i onsoft hel e ve l me t aphorar edi s c r e t ei nt hes e ns et ha tt he r ei s agapbe t we e nt hi ngsatl o we randhi ghl e ve l s ; o t he rappl i c at i onsar ec ont i nuous ,aswhe none us e st heme t aphort ode s c r i bes i z e .Wear eunl i ke l yt oc onf us es uc h wi l dl y di f f e r e ntki ndso f r e l at i ons hi ps ;ho we ve r ,aswewi l ls e e ,t heme t aphori sus e di not he rc ont e xt swhe r ei ti sbe gui l i ngl y di f f i c ul tt o ke e pt he m di s t i nc t ,e ve nf or t hos ewhokno w be t t e r . ThePl ac e me ntQue s t i onas ksf ort hepr i nc i pl ebywhi c hdi f f e r e nti t e msar el oc at e dont he s ame l e ve l .Ma ny us e soft he l e ve lme t aphor r e l ya the ar ton an a ns we rt ot hepl ac e me nt que s t i on.Whe nt he me t a phori sus e dt o de s c r i bes i z es c al e s ,f ore xampl e ,puf f i nsandpor c upi ne s ar e at r o ughl yt he s ame l e ve l ,v as opr e s s i n and o xyt oc i n ar ea tr oug hl yt hes ame l e ve l ,and hydr oge n and o xyge n at omsar et oge t he ratal o we rl e ve ls t i l l .Juni or sar eal lj uni or s be c aus et he y ar ei nt he i rt hi r d ye ar of Ame r i c anhi ghs c hool .ForMar r ,c omput at i onal l e ve lque s t i onsar edi r e c t e datwha ti sc omput e d Shagr i r2010; andwhyi ti sc omput e dt hatwa y( 2 Be c ht e l& Shagr i r2013) . Note ve r yac c ountof l e ve l sr e qui r e sanans we rt ot hepl ac e me ntque s t i on af f i r mat i ve l y .I nde e d,i ti sofc e nt r ali mpor t a nc et ha tt hei de aofl e ve l sofme c hani s ms ar t i c ul at e dhe r ee nt ai l snopos i t i ves t or yabout whati tme anst obea tal e ve l ,onl yane ga t i ve s t or y aboutwhe nt hi ngsar e no tatdi f f e r e nt l e ve l s . 3 Fr om ges t ur et opr ot ot ype Pe r hapst he mos tc ommon appl i c at i on oft he l e ve l sme t a phori st oge s t ur el oos e l yatt her e l at i ons hi pbe t we e ndi f f e r e ntf i e l dso fs c i e nt i f i cr e 3 s e ar c h,l e v e l s ofs c i e nc e . I n ne ur os c i e nc e ,f or e xampl e ,s omer e s e ar c he r swor kat“ t hemol e c ul arl e ve l , ”doi ngt hi ngss uc hass e que nc i ngc hanne lpr ot e i ns ,s t udyi nge nz ymeki ne t i c s ,ormani pul at i ng ge ne s .Ot he r swo r k att he c e l l ul ar l e ve l ,doi ngt hi ngss uc hass t ai ni ngc e l l s ,r e c or di ngac t i onpot e nt i al s ,ors t udyi ngne ur almi gr at i on.Ot he r ss t udybr ai nr e gi ons ,c har ac t e r i z i ng 2 Onec ons e que nc eoft hef ol l o wi ngdi s c us s i oni st hatnote v e r yac c ount ofl e ve l smus tof f e ra uni que ans we rt ot he pl ac e me ntque s t i on. Le v e l sofme c hani s msar ede f i ne dbyt he i rdi s t i nc t i ver e l at aandr e l at i ons ;t he s ec ons t r ai nt s ,byt he ms e l ve s ,of f e rnouni queans we rt ot he pl ac e me ntque s t i on.Thi si swhyl e ve l sofme c hani s msar e ,asIwi l l ar gue ,l oc alr at he rt hanmonol i t hi c . 3 Fort her e l e v ants e ns eofa s c i e nt i f i c“ f i e l d” ,s e e Dar de n & Maul ( 1977)andDar de n( 1992) . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 3|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t t he i r ana t omi c al f e a t ur e s or ,s t udyi ng t he pr opaga t i ono fne ur als i gnal swi t hi nt he m.St i l l ot he r swor katt hel e ve lofs ys t e ms ,us i ngf unc t i onal magne t i cr e s onanc ei magi ng ( f MRI ) , t r ans c r ani almagne t i cs t i mul at i on ( TMS) ,a nd c ogni t i vet as kst of i ndl ar ge s c al ec ogni t i ves ys t e msi nt hemi ndbr ai n.Onec oul dpe r ha psi ns i nuat e ot he rl e ve l s be t we e nt he s e ,and one c oul dc e r t ai nl ye xt e nd t he hi e r ar c hy f ur t he r do wnorhi ghe rup.Butt hec e nt r ali de ai st hat t hes c i e nt i f i cf i e l dsc anbeor de r e dashi ghe ror l o we rt hanoneano t he r . Sc i e nt i f i cf i e l dsar ei ndi vi duat e di npar tby t he i rt he or i e s( Dar de n1992) .Thege s t ur als e ns e ofl e ve l s ,t he n,c an s e e mt oc ar r yt hei mpl i c at i ont hats c i e nt i f i ct he or i e sar eorwi l ls ome da y beor de r e dmor eorl e s sc l e ar l yi nt ol e ve l s .Oppe nhe i m & Put nam’ s( 1958)i nf l ue nt i alvi e w of t heuni t yofs c i e nc ei sbas e donar oug hc or r e s ponde nc ebe t we e nl e ve l so fs c i e nc e ,l e ve l soft he or y ,and l e ve l sofpar t sand whol e s( s e eTabl e 1) .The y di vi det hewor l di nt os i x ont ol ogi c al s t r at a( s oc i e t i e s , or gani s ms ,c e l l s , mol e c ul e s , at oms ,a nd e l e me nt ar y par t i c l e s ) .The s es t r at a ar ede f i ne dbyme r e ol ogi c alr e l at i ons hi psamong t ype s :e l e me nt ar y par t i c l e s ar et he par t s of at oms ,at omsar et hepar t so fmol e c ul e s ,mol e c ul e sar epar t sofc e l l s ,a nd s o on.Eac h of t he s es t r at ai sas s i gne d adi s t i nc ts c i e nc e :e c onomi c s and t he s oc i al s c i e nc e s at t he t op, par t i c l ephys i c satt hebot t om.Eac hs c i e nc ede ve l ops i t st he or y mor e or l e s s aut onomo us l y f r om t heo t he r s ,s ot het he or i e sde ve l ope d by t he s es c i e nc e sc an t he ms e l ve sbeor de r e d,l i ke t hel a ye r sofac ake ,f r om t op t obot t om.The uni t yofs c i e nc e ,f orOppe nhe i m andPut nam,i s t obeac hi e ve dbye xpl ai ni ngphe nome nai nt he domai nofahi ghe r l e ve ls c i e nc e ,asde s c r i be di n t het he or yoft hats c i e nc e ,i nt e r mso ft hei t e ms i nt hedomai noft hemor ef undame nt als c i e nc e , as de s c r i be di nt he t he or i e so ft hat s c i e nc e . ( Le ve l sofme c ha ni s ms ,asde f i ne dbe l o w,i nvol ve a ki nd of par t whol er e l at i on as we l l but wi t ho utanyc ommi t me ntt ot hei de at ha ts uc h t ype l e ve lpar t whol er e l at i ons hi ps c or r e s pond i ne ve nar oughwa yt ot hes t r uc t ur eoft hes c i e nc e sort ot hes t r uc t ur e soft he i rt he or i e s . ) Wi ms at t ’ sde t ai l e dandi nf l ue nt i ale xpl or at i on o ft he l e ve l sme t aphorc onf r o nt sOppe n- he i m and Put nam wi t ht hec ompl e xi t yo ft he l e ve l sf oundi nma nyar e asofc ont e mpor ar ys c i e nc e( Wi ms at t1976) .Agai ns tOppe nhe i m and Put nam’ ss i xl a ye rmode l ,Wi ms at t ’ s“ Re duc t i oni s tI l l us t r at i ve ”( Fi gur e1)r e pr e s e nt smul t i pl e br anc he sofl e ve l sf a nni ng outf r om t he l o we s tl e ve li ns uba t omi cpar t i c l e st oc os mol ogi c alobj e c t s ,t hes oc i oc ul t ur alwor l d( e . g. ,e c onomi ca nd pol i t i c alphe nome na) ,and t he s oc i oe c ol ogi c alwor l d( e . g. ,e vol ut i on) . Wi ms at t ’ st r e edi agr am,ho we ve r ,r e pr e s e nt sonl yoneas pe c tofhi spr ot ot y p eac c ountof l e ve l st hat e nc ompas s e s ma ny mor ef e a t ur e s t hanOppe nhe i m andPut nam’ sl a ye r c akema ppi ngi nTabl e1.Thec or ef e at ur e si nWi ms at t ’ s pr o t ot ypear e : • Si ze. Hi ghe r l e ve li t e ms ar el ar ge rt han l o we r l e ve li t e ms . • Compos i t i on.Hi ghe r l e ve li t e msar ema de upofl o we r l e ve lobj e c t sa ndpr oc e s s e s . • Laws .La wsofnat ur ehol d onl y ormos t l y be t we e ni t e msatt hes amel e ve l . • For ces .Di s t i nc tf or c e sope r at eatdi f f e r e nt l e ve l s . • Pr edi ct abi l i t y.Le ve l sar el oc almaxi ma of r e gul ar i t ya nd pr e di c t abi l i t yt hata ppe ara t di f f e r e nts i z es c al e s . • Det ect i on.I t e msa tagi ve nl e ve lt e ndt obe de t e c t e d or de t e c t abl e pr i mar i l y by ot he r i t e msa tt hatl e ve l . • Caus es .Caus alr e l at i ons hi pshol d onl y or mos t l ybe t we e ni t e msa tt hes amel e ve l . • Theor i es .Sc i e nt i f i ct he or i e s de s c r i be phe nome na e xc l us i ve l y or mos t l y at a s i ngl e l e ve l . • Tec hni ques . Di f f e r e nt t e c hni que s and i ns t r ume nt sde t e c ti t e msatdi f f e r e ntl e ve l s . • Di s ci pl i nes .Di f f e r e ntdi s c i pl i ne sofs c i e nc e di r e c tt he i ra t t e nt i onatdi f f e r e ntl e ve l s . Wi ms at t ’ svi e wi sapr o t ot ypevi e wi nt hes e ns e t hati tc har ac t e r i z e st hel e ve lme t aphori nt e r ms ofac or es e toff e at ur e s ,notal lofwhi c hmus t bepr e s e nti nor de rf ort heme t aphort oappl y . I ns of ar as Wi ms at te mbr ac e s a pr ot o t ype mode l ,hec anbes e e nase mbr ac i ngde s c r i pt i ve pl ur al i s m whi l e ,att hes amet i me ,hol di ngt hat t he r ei sas uf f i c i e nt l ys t r o ngf ami l yr e s e mbl anc e Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 4|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t Fi gur e1:Wi ms at t ’ st r e eofl e ve l sbr anc he st opr e s e r vec ompos i t i ona lr e l at i ons hi psamongl e ve l s( 1976) . amongt hepl ur al i t yofa ppl i c at i onsoft hel e ve l s me t aphort owar r a ntt he i ri nc l us i oni nas i ngl e pr ot o t ype . I st hel e ve l sme t aphors uf f i c i e nt l y uni f i e d ac r os st he s edi f f e r e ntappl i c at i onst owar r a nta s i ngl epr ot ot ype ?Myr e mar ksont her e l at a,r e l at i on,a nd pl ac e me ntque s t i onss ho ul d al r e ady i ndi c at et hati ti snot —t hatdi f f e r e ntf e at ur e si n Wi ms at t ’ sl i s tar eatbe s ti ndi r e c t l yr e l at e da nd s of ai lt oma pt oonea not he ri nanyt i dywa y . Whi l et he pr ot o t ype appr oac h us e f ul l y hi ghl i ght st hec ompl e xi t yoft hel e ve lme t aphor ,i t al s oobs c ur e st hee xt e ntt owhi c ht hedi f f e r e nt f e a t ur e si nt hepr o t ot ypear ef e a t ur e sofdi f f e r 4 e ntappl i c at i onso ft ha tme t aphor . 4 Wi ms at t ’ sdi agr am i n Fi gur e1 r e f l e c t st hi s .The br anc hi ng t r e e s t r uc t ur ei sor de r e d by c o mpos i t i onalr e l at i ons .Wi ms at t ’ svi e w of l e ve l sa sdi s s i pat i ngwa ve s( s e eFi gur e3be l o w)f l out st hatr e l at i on. Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 5|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t Tabl e1:Oppe nhe i m andPut nam’ sl a ye r c akes ke t c hoft hel e v e l sofme r e ol ogy( l e f t ) ,s c i e nc e s( mi ddl e ) ,andt he or i e s ( r i g ht ) . 4 Lev el sofs c i enc esandt heor i es Wi ms at t ,Oppe nhe i m,a nd Put nam al li nc l ude wi t hi nt he i ranal ys i so fl e ve l st hege s t ur ali de a t ha tdi f f e r e ntf i e l dsordi s c i pl i ne sofs c i e nc ear e ar r ange dbyt hes i z e soft heobj e c t st he ys t udy . Wi ms at t ’ sbr anc hi nghi e r ar c hi e sde pi c tamor e or nat es t r uc t ur e . Wi t hi n t hat s t r uc t ur e ,i t s e e msi nappr opr i at et os a yt hatas t r ophys i c si s at a hi ghe rl e ve lt ha n bi ol ogy or e c onomi c s , t ho ughas t r ophys i c i s t st ypi c al l yde alwi t ht hi ngs t ha tar e or de r sofmag ni t udel ar ge rt han t he t hi ngsbi ol ogi s t sande c onomi s t ss t udy .Thege s t ur als e ns eofl e ve l sdoe s n’ ts e e mt obr anc ht hat wa y . Whe n we appl yt he l e ve lme t aphor t o s c i e nc e s ,t her e l at a ar euni t sofs c i e nt i f i cor gani z at i on ( s uc h asf i e l ds ,r e s e ar c h pr ogr ams , or di s c i pl i ne s ) .Ans we r st ot he r e l at i ons hi p and pl ac e me ntque s t i onsar emor edi f f i c ul tt o di s c e r n and ar el i ke l yi mpos s i bl et oe xpr e s s bot hac c ur at e l yandc onc i s e l yf ort hi sappl i c at i on.Si z es e e mst o ber e l e v ant ,butweha ve j us ts e e nt hati tc annotbet hewhol es t or y . Thebr anc he si nWi ms at t ’ sdi agr am f ol l o w,i n addi t i on t os i z er e l at i ons hi ps ,r e l at i ons hi psof c ompos i t i on.The t hi ngss t udi e d by e c onomi s t s( gr oups )ar ec ompos e d oft hi ngss t udi e d by ps yc hol ogi s t s( or gani s ms ) ,whi c h ar ec ompos e d of t hi ngs s t udi e d by phys i ol ogi s t s ( phys i ol ogi c als ys t e ms ) ,ands oon.Thet hi ngs s t udi e dbyDar wi nar ec ompos e doft het hi ngs s t udi e d by z ool ogi s t s ,whi c h ar ec ompos e d of t het hi ngss t udi e dbyc yt ol ogi s t s .Thepoi ntof t he s ee xampl e si snott oge tt hebr anc he si n Wi ms at t ’ s hi e r ar c hy e xac t l yr i ght ;any pr opos e d hi e r ar c hyoft hes c i e nc e sand t hei t e ms i nt he i rdomai nsi sbound t o behi s t or i c al l y c ont i nge ntandpr o vi s i onalatbe s t . I nf ac t ,manys c i e nc e sa ppe art or e s i s tt i dy c ompar t me nt al i z at i on wi t hi n l e ve l s . Ne ur os c i e nc e ,e s pe c i al l yc ogni t i ve ne ur os c i e nc e ,i sa par a di gm ofmul t i l e ve ls c i e nc e ,e nc ompas s i ng t hes t udy ofi ons ,i on c hanne l s ,c e l l s ,popul at i onsofc e l l s ,br ai nr e gi ons ,and be ha vi or sof whol e or gani s ms .No c ompe t e nt e vol ut i onar y bi ol ogi s tc an a voi d kno wi ng s ome t hi ng about ge ne s ,phys i ol ogi c als ys t e ms ,or gani s ms ,popul at i ons ,a nd e nvi r onme nt s . Many s c i e nc e s ,i n s hor t ,c ont ai ni t e mswi t hi nt he i rdomai nt hat s t a ndi nc ompos i t i onalr e l at i onst oo nea not he r . Suc hs c i e nc e so f t e nc ons t r uc tmul t i l e ve lt he or i e s t hati nt e gr at ef i ndi ngsac r os smul t i pl el e ve l so f or gani z at i on.Thi si soner e as on why t her e l at i ons hi p be t we e nl e ve l s ofs c i e nc e and par t whol el e ve l si si ndi r e c t . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 6|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t Ano t he rr e as on i st hat ,i n ma ny c as e s , mor et hano nes c i e nc ei sde di c at e dt os t udyi ng i t e msatt he s ame me r e ol ogi c alors i z el e ve l . Cyt ol ogi s t s ,a nat omi s t s ,ande l e c t r ophys i ol ogi s t s al ls t udy as pe c t sofc e l l swi t h di f f e r e ntt ool s . Thee t hol ogi s tand t hee xpe r i me nt alps yc hol ogi s ts t udyani malbe ha vi or ,butt he ya ppr oac h t ha tbe ha vi orwi t hdi f f e r e ntas s umpt i ons ,me t hods ,and t he or i e s .Ec onomi s t s ,e c ol ogi s t s ,e pi de mi ol ogi s t s ,and or gani z at i onalps yc hol ogi s t s s t udy popul at i onsofor ga ni s ms .Ther e l at i ons hi p be t we e nl e ve l so fs c i e nc ea nd t heo nt ol ogi c all e ve l st hatOppe nhe i m and Put nam pr e s umei smanyt oma ny . Fort hi sr e as on,i ti sunl i ke l yt ha tanypr e c i s eans we rt ot hepl ac e me ntque s t i onwi l lc or r e c t l ye xpr e s st heappl i c at i onoft hel e ve l sme t aphort os c i e nc e s .Onemi g hts a yt ha tt wos c i e nc e sar eont hes amel e ve lwhe nt he ype r t ai n t oi t e msatt hes amec ompos i t i onall e ve l .Pe r hapsi tmake ss e ns et os a yt ha tCami l l oGol gi was i nve s t i gat i ng t he s ame l e ve l whe n he s t ai ne d Pur ki nj ec e l l swi t hs i l ve rni t r at et hat Al an Hodgki n wasi nve s t i gat i ngwhe n heus e d hi svol t agec l ampt os t udyt heac t i onpot e nt i al oft hes qui dgi a ntaxon.The ywe r ebot hs t udyi ngc e l l s ,butt he ys t udi e ddi f f e r e ntphe nome na and us e d di f f e r e ntt e c hni que s .I fwef oc usno w ont hepar t soft he s ewhol e s ,wes e et ha tt he s e di f f e r e nts c i e nt i s t sar e no te ve no nt he s ame br anc he sofaWi ms at tdi agr am,andt hel e ve l s me t aphor be gi ns t o br e ak do wn.As k Gol gi aboutt her e l e v antpar t so ft hec e l l ,andhewi l l t e l lyou abo uti t sgr os smor phol ogi c alf e a t ur e s andi t sor gans .As kHodgki nandHuxl e yabout t her e l e v antpar t so ft hes qui dgi antaxon,and t he y wi l lt e l lyou aboutme mbr ane s ,axon hi l l oc ks ,i oni cc onduc t anc e s ,a ndvol t agegr adi e nt s . An e pi de mi ol ogi s tmi ghtt al kaboutnode sand ne t wor ks a nd hubs i n a mode lofc o nt agi on. Ec onomi s t swi l lt al kabo utpr oduc e r sandc ons ume r s .Di f f e r e nc e si ns c i e nt i f i ci nt e r e s t sof t e n e nt ai ldi f f e r e nc e si nt he r e l e v a nto nt ol ogy f or t hes c i e nc e ;a nd t hes amet hi ngc anbec ar v e d i nt opar t si nmanywa ysde pe ndi ngo nwhato ne Kauf f i si nt e r e s t e di nde s c r i bi ngore xpl ai ni ng( man1971;Wi ms at t1972) . Thet ake homel e s s on:t heappl i c at i on of t hel e ve l sme t aphort of i e l dso fs c i e nc eyi e l dsa no t i onofl e ve l sonl yi ndi r e c t l yr e l at e dt oont ol ogi c all e ve l s( asunde r s t oodi nar oug hl yc ompos i t i onal ,par t whol es e ns e ) .The i de al i z e d,Oppe nhe i mPut nam c or r e s ponde nc ebe t we e nl e ve l s ofs c i e nc e ,l e ve l soft he or y ,and l e ve l sofme r e ol ogy br e aksdo wn i nt he f ac e oft hi sma nyma ny mappi ng.And t hec ompos i t i onalas pe c t i n Wi ms at t ’ s pr ot ot ype appe ar st o be onl y l oos e l yr e l at e dt ot heappl i c at i on oft hel e ve l s me t a phor t of i e l ds o fs c i e nc e .The s e ar e ,i n s hor t ,di s t i nc tappl i c at i onsoft heme t a phor ,of f e r i ngdi f f e r e ntans we r st ot her e l at a,r e l at i ons , andpl ac e me ntque s t i ons .Asar e s ul t ,anunde r s t a ndi ng of ho w s c i e nc e sc an be or gani z e d l oos e l yi nt ol e ve l spr o vi de snodi r e c ti ns i ghti nt o o nt ol ogi c all e ve l s .Thi swi l lc omeasnos ur pr i s e t ot hos ewho s t udy i nt e l l e c t ualhi s t or y ,ort o t hos ewho ha vewi t ne s s e df ort he ms e l ve sho w f i e l dsofs c i e nc ec hange t he i rboundar i e so ve r t i me .Ourage ,pe r ha psmor et han a ny o t he r , has wi t ne s s e d an e xpl os i on o f hybr i df i e l ds ( ne ur oe c onomi c s ,be ha vi or alge ne t i c s ,c ogni t i ve e t hol ogy)t ha tc r os sl e ve l s ,c ombi neappr oac he s , anda t t e mptt of e e dof fi ns i ght ss har e dbe t we e n di s t a nts c i e nt i f i c ne i g hbor s .The hi s t or i c alr e l at i vi t y ofdi s c i pl i nar y bo undar i e smake st he m unr e l i abl eg ui de st oo nt ol ogy . The s ame c ons i de r at i ons s ugge s tt hat l e ve l s of s c i e nt i f i ct he or y wi l l al s o ha ve a manymany r e l at i ons hi p wi t h ont ol ogi c al l e ve l s .I nt hi sappl i c at i onoft heme t aphor ,t he r e l at a ar et he or i e sormode l s .And t he r e l at i ons hi pi st ypi c al l yc ons t r ue d as a ki nd of s ubs umpt i on, e . g. , de duc t i ve s ubs umpt i on He mpe l1965;Sc haf f ne r1993;Ki t c he r1989) , ( ors omeki ndofs i mi l ar i t yori nc l us i on( Bi c kl e 1998) . The di s c i pl i nar y hodge podge of t he s pe c i als c i e nc e sf ai l st omat c ht hi sphi l os ophi c alr e c ons t r uc t i on.Si ngl et he or i e s ,s uc h as t het he or ye xpl ai ni ngs pat i alme mor yi nt e r ms of me mor ys ys t e ms , gr i dc e l l or gani z at i on, s ynapt i cpl as t i c i t y ,and c hange si ni oni cc onduc t anc e st hr ough a me mbr ane ( s e e Mos e r 2008) ,of t e nr e ac hac r os smanydi f f e r e ntpar t whol el e ve l s( Dar de n & Maul1977;Be c ht e l 1988;Cr a ve r2002,2008) .Oneand t hes ame me r e ol ogi c aluni t( e . g. ,c e l l s )c an appe ar i n many di s t i nc tt he or i e s( e . g. , ne ur ons pl a y s omer ol ei nmos tt he or i e si nne ur os c i e nc e ) . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 7|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t Fi gur e2:Chur c hl and& Se j no ws ki ’ s( 1992)di agr am o fl e ve l sofor gani z at i oni nt hec e nt r alne r vouss ys t e m. Themul t i l e ve ls t r uc t ur eofc o nt e mpor ar y s c i e nc ee mphas i z e di nne ar l ye ve r yc or ne roft he s pe c i als c i e nc e si snotbe s tunde r s t oodasahi e r ar c hyoft he or i e s .Nori si tahi e r ar c hyoff i e l ds . I ns t e ad,t he r ei sano nt ol ogi c alhi e r ar c hywor ki ngbe hi ndt hes c e ne s .Thi sba c kgr oundo nt ol ogi c alas s umpt i ongui de st hede ve l opme ntoft he or i e s ,i nf or mst hec r i t e r i af ore v al uat i nge xpl anat i ons ,a nd unde r l i e st he r oughl y he wn i de a t ha ts c i e nc e s and t he or i e s ar e or ga ni z e di nt o l e ve l s .I ti st hee xpr e s s i onofani de alo fe xpl anat i on t ounde r s t and ho wt hi ngswor ki nt e r ms oft he i rc ompone nt par t s and t o unde r s t a nd ho wt hos epar t swor ki nt e r msofs t i l ll o we r l e ve lc ompone nt s .I ti s pr e c i s e l y be c aus et he wor l di spr e s ume dt oha vet hi ski nd ofmul t i l e ve ls t r uc t ur e ,ofme c ha ni s mswi t hi n me c ha ni s ms ,t hatt hes c i e nc e si nve s t i gat i ngt ha twor l d and t het he or i e sde s c r i bi ngi tar es or e t i c ul at e t ha tt he yc an l ook l i ket he“ bi ops yc hol ogi c al t hi c ke t ”o nt her i ghts i deofWi ms at t ’ st r e e .I n t he t hi c ke t ,t he or de r l yr e l at i ons hi p amo ng l e ve l sbr e aksdo wna ndi sr e pl ac e dbyaj umbl e . Thei magemake si thar dt os e ea nyme ani ngf ul s e ns ei n whi c h di s t i nc ti t e msar ea tdi f f e r e nt l e ve l s .Pe r hapst hi st houg htf ue l se l i mi nat i vi s m aboutl e ve l s . The bi ol ogi c al s c i e nc e s ar e unde ni abl y t hi c ke t l i ke .Butt hi ss oc i ol ogi c alf ac ti so nl yi ndi r e c t l yr e l at e dt ot heont i cs t r uc t ur e spr e s ume d t ol i ebe hi nd and s c af f ol dt hede ve l opme nto f t he s et he or i e s .Fr om no w on,t he n,If oc uso n appl i c at i onsoft hel e ve lme t a phort ot hewor l d, no tt os c i e nc e sort he or i e s . 5 Si z el ev el s Oneont ol ogi c alappl i c at i on o ft hel e ve lme t aphore mphas i z e st her e l at i ves i z e sofobj e c t sat di f f e r e ntl e ve l s .Ther e l at ai ns i z el e ve l sar eobj e c t sorki ndsofobj e c t s ,a ndt hei nt e r l e ve lr e l at i ons hi pi sr e l at i ves i z e( l ar ge r ,s mal l e r ) .Thi ngs i nt hes ames i z er angear eatt hes amel e ve l . Chur c hl and a nd Se j no ws ki ’ sc l as s i cdi agr am of Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 8|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t Fi gur e3:Le ve l sasl oc almaxi maofr e gul ar i t ya ndpr e di c t abi l i t yatdi f f e r e nts i z es c al e s( Wi ms at t1976) . l e ve l si nt hene ur os c i e nc e s( Fi gur e2)i sac c ompani e d by s i z es c al e sf or e ac hl e ve l ,r angi ng 5 f r om Angs t r om uni t st ome t e r s . Asnot e d abo ve ,Wi ms at t ’ st r e edi agr am br anc he spr e c i s e l ybe c aus ei ti st r ac ki ngs ome t hi ngs t r o nge rt hans i z e :s omeki ndofc ompos i t i onalr e l at i on.I nas e c onddi agr am ( Fi gur e3) , Wi ms at te mphas i z e ss i z ea nd abandons t he c ompos i t i onalr e l at i ons hi pi mpl i c i ti nFi gur e1. Theabs c i s s ai n Fi gur e3 r e pr e s e nt sa r oughl y l ogar i t hmi cs i z es c al e ,andye tt hef i g ur ei snot c ompos i t i onal .Lar ge me t az oan or gani s ms ar e notge ne r al l yc ompos e dofs mal l e rme t az oanor gani s ms ,and i twoul ds ur e l y bea s t r e t c ht o c l ai mt hatt he s et woar ege ne r al l yc ompos e do f uni c e l l ul aror gani s ms( t hough t he r e mi ghtbe s omet r ut hi nt hatc l ai m) .Theor di nat ei nt hi s di agr am i same as ur eofr e gul ar i t ya ndpr e di c t abi l i t y .Thef i gur ei sr e pe at e dt hr e et i me s ,e ac h 5 Onemi ght ,anal ogous l y ,ar r angeahi e r ar c hyofa c t i vi t i e s ,wi t hdi f f e r e nta c t i vi t i e soc c ur r i ng on di f f e r e ntt e mpor als c al e s .The i de a of l e v e l sofme c hani s msc o mbi ne st he s et woi de as ;i ti sahi e r ar c hyof doi ngsf r ame d by a r e l e v anc er e l at i ons hi p be t we e nt hos eatl o we r l e v e l sandt hos eathi ghe rl e v e l s . i l l us t r at i ngadi f f e r e ntwa yt hewor l dmi ghtbe or gani z e dwi t hr e s pe c tt os i z e .Att het o pi san or de r l ywor l d( de s pi t ei mpe ndi ngdoom on t he r i ght ) .Obj e c t sbe c omemor er e gul arand pr e di c t abl ei nt he i rbe ha vi or ,andt ot hes amede gr e e ,atc e r t ai ns i z es c al e s .Be ne at ht hi si sa wor l d wi t h no s har p pe akso fr e gul ar i t ya nd pr e di c t abi l i t y .AsWi ms at tno t e s ,s c i e nt i s t sc onf r o nt e dbys uc hawo r l dmi ghtque s t i onwhe t he r t he y ha vec hos e nt her i ghtv ar i abl e sf ort he i r mode l s .Ont hebot t om i sWi ms at t ’ sc onj e c t ur e f orourwor l d,whe r er e gul ar i t yi sve r yhi ghf or s i ngl eat omsbutf al l sof fpr e c i pi t ous l yatl ar ge r or s mal l e rs c al e s .Thi s wa ve di s s i pat e so ve r t i me ,pe aki ngl o we rands pr e adi ngouto ve rl ar ge rand l ar ge rs i z er ange sass c al ei nc r e as e s . Wi ms at t ’ sdi agr am t husr e pr e s e nt sane mpi r i c al hy p ot he s i saboutho wl e ve l s ,aspe aksofr e gul ar i t y and pr e di c t abi l i t y ,ar ei nf ac t di s t r i but e d ac r os sdi f f e r e nts i z es c al e si no urwor l d.I fhi s e mpi r i c alhypot he s i si sc or r e c t ,i tc al l soutf or e xpl anat i ont hatourwor l di smor el i ket hef i r s t andt hi r dgr aphst hani ti sl i ket hes e c ond. Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 9|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t Why doe sWi ms at tr e pr e s e nts i z east he de t e r mi ni ngf ac t ori nr e gul ar i t yandpr e di c t abi l i t y?Thea ns we rt ur nso n ot he rf e at ur e si n hi s pr ot o t ypeac c ount .Fore xampl e ,t hi ngso fdi f f e r e nts i z e se f f e c tand ar ea f f e c t e d bydi f f e r e nt f or c e s ,andobj e c t sofdi f f e r e nts i z e sac tandi nt e r ac twi t ho neano t he rmor et hant he yi nt e r ac t wi t h obj e c t satot he rl e ve l s .Mar k e tf or c e sr un e c onomi e s ,c os mi cobj e c t smo veunde rgr a vi t at i onalf or c e s ,and hydr oge n bonds hol d mol e c ul e st oge t he r .Re gul ar i t y and pr e di c t abi l i t y pe akatdi f f e r e nts i z es c al e sbe c aus et hef or c e s ac tandt hec aus alr e l at i ons hi psoc c urmos t l ya t t hos es i z es c al e s . Wi ms at t ’ se mpi r i c alhypo t he s i s has not 6 be e nt e s t e d. De s pi t ei t si nt ui t i veappe al ,o ne c anr e adi l ypr oduc ee xampl e so fc aus e s ,f or c e s , and l a wst hatope r at epr omi s c uous l y ac r os sa ve r ywi der angeofs i z es c al e s .Bi gt hi ngs( e ve n ve r y bi gt hi ngs ) and l i t t l et hi ngs ( e ve n ve r y l i t t l et hi ngs )r out i ne l yi nt e r ac t ,aswhe npl ane t s at t r ac tmol e c ul e si nt o at mos phe r e sorwhe na f i ve mi l l i me t e rl ous ea t t ac he si t s e l ft oat hi r t e e nme t e rgr a ywhal e .For c e sal s oac tatmany s c al e s .Gr a vi t at i onaf f e c t st hehuma ns pe c i e son an e vol ut i onar ys c al ej us tasmuc h asi ti nf l ue nc e si ndi vi dualhumanac t i onsandt heot ol i t hs i nourve s t i bul ars ys t e m.Theve r ye xi s t e nc eo f i nt e r l e ve lt he or i e s ,br i dgi ngmol e c ul e st obe ha vi or s( f ore xampl e ) ,pr o vi de sampl ee vi de nc et hat r e gul ar i t y and pr e di c t abi l i t y of t e ns pan s i z e s c al e s :f ac t saboutgas e sc anbepr e di c t e df r om f ac t saboutmol e c ul e s ,andf ac t saboutl e ar ni ng c anbei nf e r r e df r om f ac t saboutmol e c ul e s . I fwec oul df i nd awa yt ot e s tWi ms at t ’ s hypot he s i s ,i t mi ght t ur no ut t hat c aus e s , f or c e s ,a ndl a wsdot e ndt oc l us t e rar oundc e r t ai ns i z es c al e s .Thi swoul dbeas t r i ki nge mpi r i c alf ac taboutt hewo r l dandwoul d,agai n,c al l outf ors omeki nd ofe xpl anat i on.I nc ont r as t , Wi ms at tr ai s e snopr i nc i pl e dobj e c t i onst oi nt e r l e ve lc aus e s ,f or c e s ,orr e gul ar i t i e s ;heof f e r san e mpi r i c al hypo t he s i st hat i nt e r l e ve lc aus e s , f or c e s ,a ndr e gul ar i t i e st e ndt obel e s spr e v al e nt t ha nt hos eope r at i ngatas i ngl el e ve l . 6 I ti sha r dt os a yho wi two ul dbet e s t e da nd,i npa r t i c ul a r ,ho w pr e di c t a bi l i t yi st obeme a s ur e d.Sur e l yi t e msi nt hev a l l e yso ft hi sdi a g r a ma r e no tunpr e di c t a bl e ,f ul ls t o p.Ra t he r ,t he ya r emo r edi f f i c ul tt opr e di c tf o r c r e a t ur e sl i k eus ,una i de dbyma c hi ne sa ndpr o g r a ms .I ti sno tc l e a rwhy huma nc o g ni t i v ea bi l i t i e ss ho ul dha v ea nyf ur t he ro nt o l o g i c a ls i g ni f i c a nc e . The r ear e ,ho we ve r ,appar e ntpr i nc i pl e d, c onc e pt ualdi f f i c ul t i e sf ac e dbyt hee f f or tt ode s c r i bel e v e l sofr e al i z at i on i nt e r mso fac aus al r e l at i on.The r ear ema nynot i onsofr e al i z at i on, of t e nt ai l or e dt o al t oge t he rdi s t i nc tphi l os ophCr a ve r& Wi l s on2007) .Onmos t i c aldi s put e s( ac c ount s ,ho we ve r ,oneandt hes ameobj e c tor e ve nthasbot ht he r e al i z e da nd t her e al i z i ng pr ope r t y ,andt heobj e c tc anno tdi f f e rwi t hr e s pe c tt ot her e al i z e dpr ope r t ywi t houtt her e al i z i ngpr ope r t ybe i ngdi f f e r e nti ns omewa y( s upe r v e ni e nc e ) .The r e l at a he r e ar e pr ope r t i e s . Thei nt e r l e ve lr e l at i ons hi pi sori nc l ude ss upe r 7 ve ni e nc e . Mar r ’ sl e ve l s ,asIunde r s t and t he m,ar e l e ve l sofr e al i z at i on.Thehar dwar er e al i z e st he al gor i t hm,whi c h,i nt her i g htc o nt e xt ,r e al i z e s t hec omput at i on.I ti sa wkwar d atbe s tt os a y t hat t he al gor i t hm c aus e st he c omput at i on; r a t he r ,t heal gor i t hm i mpl e me nt st hec omput at i on i nc o nt e xt .Changi ng c o nt e xtc an c hange t hec omput at i on.Fore xampl e ,as ubt r ac t i onal gor i t hm c ani mpl e me ntdi vi s i on;t hel ogofadi vi s i oni sadi f f e r e nc eo fl ogs .Li ke wi s e ,t hef unc t i onr e pr e s e nt e di nt heal gor i t hm i sno tc aus e d by t hehar dwar e ;t hehar dwar ei ns t ant i at e sor i mpl e me nt st he al gor i t hm.Comput at i on,al gor i t hm,andhar dwar e l e ve lt he or i e sar eal ldi f f e r e nt wa ys o fde s c r i bi ng one and t he s ame t hi ng—di f f e r e ntpr e di c at e sappl i e dt o oneand t hes ames ys t e m asawhol ei ni t swor ki ngc ont e xt . Thes amehol dsf orwha twemi ghtc al lmi c r or e al i z at i on:whe ns omepr ope r t yofawhol e i sr e al i z e dbyt heor gani z e dandi nt e r ac t i ngc ol l e c t i onofpar t st hatc ons t i t ut et hepr ope r t yof t he whol e . An e ar l ye di t i on o ft he Be t t y Cr o c k e r Co ok b o ok appar e nt l yc ont ai ns an e xpl ana t i onofho wt hemi c r o wa vehe at st hes oup ( Chur c hl and 1995) .Ac c or di ngt ot hi se xpl anat i on,t he mol e c ul e se xc i t e d by t he mi c r o wa ve r ub agai ns toneano t he ra nd he a tt hes oup by f r i c t i on.AsChur c hl and poi nt so ut ,Be t t ymi s r e pr e s e nt st her e l at i ons hi pbe t we e nt hehe ato f al i qui da ndt heki ne t i ce ne r gyofi t sc ons t i t ue nt mol e c ul e s .Te mpe r at ur ei sno tpr oduc e dbyt he 7 Suppl e me nt alc ondi t i onsmi ghtbeadde dt omaker e al i z at i on mor e de mandi ng( e . g. ,Me l nyk2003;Haugf or t hc omi ng) .Thepoi ntIwi s h t omak edoe s n’ tt ur nont hi smat t e r . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 10|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t me anki ne t i ce ne r gyofc ompone ntmol e c ul e si n s uc hc as e s ;r at he r ,t e mpe r at ur ei ns uc hs i t uat i onsi sc ons t i t ut e dorr e al i z e dby( Chur c hl and wo ul ds a yi de nt i c alt o )t heme anki ne t i ce ne r gy oft hec ompone nt s .I nt hes amewa y ,o nemi g ht t hi nk t ha tt hebe ha vi orofa me c hani s m asa whol ei sr e al i z e dby ,r at he rt ha nc aus e dby ,t he or gani z e dc ol l e c t i on of i t sc ompone nt s . The be at i ngoft hehe ar ti sr e al i z e d,notc aus e d,by t he c hor e ogr aphe d mo ve me nt s oft he aur i c l e s andve nt r i c l e s .I ti sa wkwar dandunnat ur alt o as s e r to t he r wi s e . Thea ppa r e nta wkwa r dne s sa nd unna t ur a l ne s so fs uc h wa yso ft a l ki ngf o l l o wsf r o m ma ny c o r e pr i nc i pl e st ha tma ny ( r i g ht l yo rwr o ng l y) e mbr a c ea bo utt hena t ur eo fc a us a t i o n.I fo ne t hi nkst ha tc a us e smus tpr e c e det he i re f f e c t s ,a nd o neunde r s t a ndst her e a l i z a t i o nr e l a t i o ns hi pa sa s ync hr o ni cr e l a t i o n,t he nl e v e l so fr e a l i z a t i o nc a nno tbec a us a l l yr e l a t e d.I fo net hi nkso fc a us a t i o n i nt e r mso ft hei nt e r s e c t i o no fpr oc e s s e sa ndt he e xc ha ng eo fma r kso rc o ns e r v e dqua nt i t i e s ,t he n t her e l a t ai nl e v e l so fr e a l i z a t i o ndono tc o met o i nt e r s e c ti ns pa c e t i me( t he ya l wa ysa nd e v e r ywhe r ei nt e r s e c t ) ,t he ydono tc a r r yt he i rma r ks be y o ndt hel oc uso ft hei nt e r s e c t i o n( be c a us et he y a l wa ysa nd e v e r ywhe r ei nt e r s e c t ) ,a nd t he y do no tpa s sa nyt hi ngf r o mo net ot heo t he r .I ns ho r t , t hei nt i ma c ya mo ngl e v e l so fr e a l i z a t i o ns e e mi ng l y pr e c l ude sa nys t a nda r d me t a pho ro fpr oduc t i o n, o r“ oo mph, ”o re xpr e s s i o no fadi s po s i t i o n,o rt he e xe r t i o no fapo we r .Thi si nt i ma c ys t a ndsi nt he wa yo fa ny o newhobe l i e v e st ha tc a us e sa nd e f f e c t smus tbea l t o g e t he rdi s t i nc tf r o m o nea n8 o t he r . Soi ndi s t i nc ta r el e v e l so fr e a l i z a t i o nt ha t ma ny phi l o s o phe r s ,Chur c hl a nd i nc l ude d,pr e f e r t os pe a ko fi de nt i t yi ns uc hc o nt e xt s( s e ePo l g e r 2 0 0 6) .Fi na l l y ,i fo net hi nkso fc a us a t i o ni nt e r ms o ft hea bi l i t yt oma ni pul a t ee f f e c t sbyi nt e r v e ni ng o nc a us e s ,o newi l lno t et ha tt he r ei snowa yt o i nt e r v e ne t oc ha ng et he pr o pe r t i e so f who l e s wi t ho ut ,a tt hes a met i me ,i nt e r v e ni ngt oc ha ng e 9 t hes upe r v e ni e nc eba s eo ft ho s epr o pe r t i e s . 8 Idi s c us sar e pr e s e nt at i vequot ef r om Le wi sbe l o w whe nc ons i de r i ng c aus alr e l at i onsbe t we e nl e v e l sofme c hani s ms . 9 Onec an,i nc as e sofmul t i pl er e al i z at i on,i nt e r ve nei nt ot hepar t sand t he i ror gani z at i onwi t houti nt e r ve ni ngt oc hanget hepr ope r t yoft he whol e ,andt hi saf f or dss omeme as ur eofi nde pe nde nc e .Pe r hapsone c anf i ndr oom i nt hi svi e wf ort hei de aofunde r s t andi ngbot t omup r e l at i onsi nahi e r ar c hyofr e al i z at i ona sc aus al( t hough,agai n,r e al i zat i onort oke ni de nt i t ys e e mt obebe t t e rwa ysoft al ki ng) .Butt he r e Ir ai s et he s ei s s ue snott oc e me ntac as e agai ns tt hepos s i bi l i t yofunde r s t andi ngr e al i z at i on a nd c aus at i on s o ast ol e a ve c onc e pt ual s pac ef orc aus at i onbe t we e nl e ve l so fr e al i z at i on. m 2000;Cr a ve r& ( Foraf ul l e rdi s c us s i on,s e eKi Be c ht e l2006) .Ime nt i ont he m onl yt opoi ntout t hatr e l at i onsofs i z eand r e al i z at i on ha veve r y di f f e r e nti mpl i c at i onsf ort hei nt e l l i gi bi l i t yofi nt e r l e ve lc aus at i on.No t he or y or pr i nc i pl e of c aus at i ont ha tIkno w pl ac e sa nyme t aphys i c al r e s t r i c t i onso nc aus alr e l at i onsamongobj e c t sof di f f e r e nts i z e s .Ma ny t he or i e sorpr i nc i pl e sof c aus at i on appe art or ul eoutt hepos s i bi l i t y of c aus alr e l at i ons hi ps be t we e nl e ve l so fr e al i z at i on.Thepoi nti st hatWi ms at t ’ se mpi r i c alhypot he s i st hatc aus e s ,l a ws ,andr e gul ar i t i e st e nd t obes e que s t e r e dwi t hi ns i z es c al e si sal t oge t he r di s t i nc tf r om t hec l ai mt ha tt he r ei snoc onc e pt ualr oom f orc aus at i onbe t we e nl e ve l sofr e al i z a t i on.I nt e r l e ve lc aus at i on i smys t e r i ousorno t de pe ndi ngon whi c h vi e wso fl e ve l sand c aus a10 t i ono nea dopt s . 6 Par t sandwhol es A di s t i nc tand i ndi r e c t l yr e l at e d appl i c at i on o f t hel e ve lme t a phori nt hene i ghbor hoodofl e ve l s i snor oom i nt hevi e w( noc onc e pt ualr oom)f orc aus at i ont owor k f r om t het opdo wni ns uc hl e ve l s .Forape ne t r at i ngdi s c us s i onoft hi s mat t e randi t si mpl i c at i onsf orc aus at i oni namul t i l e ve lwor l d,s e e Baumgar t ne r2010,2013. 10Le v e l sofc ont r olandl e ve l sofpr oc e s s i ng,i nc ont r as t ,ar ede f i ne di n t e r msofc aus alr e l at i ons .I nl e v e l sofc ont r ol ,t her e l at aar eage nc i e s andt her e l at i oni sdomi nanc e .I t e msathi ghe rl e v e l sdi r e c torr e gul at et hea c t i vi t i e soft he i runde r l i ngs .Maj or sand c or por al s ,que e n be e sanddr one s ,bos s e sandwor ke r soc c upydi f f e r e ntl e v e l sofac ont r ol hi e r ar c hy . Anal ogous r e l at i ons ar es ome t i me sf ound a mong phys i ol ogi c als ys t e ms .Whe n ones pe aksof“ e xe c ut i vef unc t i on”i n c ogni t i on,onei sde s c r i bi ngl e v e l sofc ont r ol . Thei de aofc ont r olordomi nanc ei sac aus alnot i on,andi ti si nde pe nde ntofmat t e r sofs i z e( wi t ne s st hes aur opodbr ai n) .Cont r aFe hr ( 2004) ,t hei de at hatt hewor l di sor gani z e di nl e ve l so fr e al i z at i onor or gani z at i on( asde f i ne dbe l o w)i snotane xpr e s s i o nofpat r i ar c hy;i t i sane qui voc at i ont oc har ac t e r i z er e al i z at i onandor gani z at i ona sr el at i onsofdomi nanc e .I nl e v e l sofc ont r ol ,t her e l at aar el ogi c al l yi nde pe nde ntands pat i ot e mpor al l ydi s t i nc ti nt e r ac t or s .I ti snotatal l i mpl aus i bl ef oronet oc ont r olt heot he rc aus al l y( mor eont hi sbel o w) . I nl evel sofpr oc es s i ng,t her e l at aar epr oc e s s i nguni t sofs omes or t ( s uc ha sbr ai nr e gi onsorc omput at i onalmodul e s ) ,andt he yar er e l at e da s“ ups t r e a m”or“ do wns t r e am”i nt hef l o w ofi nf or mat i onor t heor de rofpr oduc t i on.I nt hee ar l yvi s uals ys t e m( ne gl e c t i ngf e e dbac kf ort hemome nt ) ,onec ande s c r i bevi s uali nf or mat i onaspas s i ng f r om l o we s t -( s hal l o we s t ,e ar l i e s t )l e ve lpr oc e s s i ngi nt her e t i nat o hi ghe r -( de e pe r ,l at e r )l e v e lpr oc e s s i ng i nt he Lat e r alg e ni c ul at e nuc l e us( LGN)and t hepr i mar yvi s ualc or t e x.Le ve l sofr e al i z at i on andor gani z at i onar enote ar l i e rorl at e rt hanoneanot he r . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 11|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t ofr e al i z at i oni nvi t e sadi f f e r e ntki ndofe qui voc at i on,t hi st i me c onc e r ni ng t he e xi s t e nc e of hi ghe r l e ve lpo we r s .Thi s appl i c at i on i nvol ve s nota whol e whol er e l at i ons hi p butr at he rt he r e l at i ons hi pbe t we e nt hebe ha vi ororpr ope r t yof awhol eandt hebe ha vi or sorpr ope r t i e so fone ofi t spar t s .Thebe ha vi oroft hewhol edoe sno t ( e xc e pti ns pe c i alc as e s )s upe r v e neont heope r at i onoft hei ndi vi dualpar t s .Thegr ai nofs and c ont r i but e st ot hemas soft hes and pi l e .The ki dne yc ont r i but e st ot hec apac i t yofc r e at ur e s t omai nt ai npl as maos mol al i t y .I ne ac hc as e ,t he pr ope r t yo ft hewhol e( t hemas soft hepi l e ,t he r e gul at i on ofpl as ma os mol al i t y) mi ght di f f e r e ve n whe nt he c o nt r i but i on o ft he s es i ngul ar par t sr e mai nst hes ame .I np ar t whol el e ve l s ,as oppos e dt ol e ve l sofr e al i z at i on,t her e l at i ons hi p i s be t we e n par t s and whol e s , not be t we e n whol e sa nd t hec or r e s pondi ngor gani z e dc ol l e c t i onsofe nt i t i e s ,pr ope r t i e s ,and ac t i vi t i e s .I n t hi sc as e ,e l i mi nat i vi s m aboutl e ve l si sa no ns t ar t e r( wha t e ve ri t sme t aphys i c alc r e de nt i al s ) ; i ti si mpos s i bl et oi magi nene ur os c i e nc e ,bi ol ogy ge ne r al l y , or i nde e d mos ts pe c i al s c i e nc e s wi t ho utt hei de at ha tt hi ngsha vepar t s . I n appl yi ng t he l e ve lme t aphor t ot hi s par t whol er e l at i on,one e mphas i z e st he r e l a1 1 t i ons hi pque s t i ono ve rt hepl ac e me ntque s t i on. I nl e ve l sofs i z e ,t hi ngsar eatagi ve nl e ve lbe c aus et he yar es i mi l ari ns i z e .Le ve l s ,t husc onc e i ve d,ar emonol i t hi c :t he yr e ac h ac r os sal lof nat ur e ,e mbr ac i ng e ve r yt hi ng wi t hi n a gi ve n s i z er ange .Oppe nhe i m and Put nam’ sl a ye r e d mode loft hewor l d mi ghtber e ad ass i mi l ar l y monol i t hi c .Wi ms at t ’ st r e edi agr am br e akswi t h t hi smonol i t hi c vi e w pr e c i s e l y be c aus ei te mphas i z e sc ompos i t i onalr e l at i ons hi ps :di f f e r e nt br anc hi ng l e ve l sar er e qui r e d be c aus edi f f e r e nt ki ndsofwhol e s( c os mol ogi c alobj e c t s ,human s oc i e t i e s )ar ec ompos e di ndi f f e r e ntwa ys .I fone c e nt e r spar t whol et hi nki ngi none ’ sappl i c at i on oft hel e ve lme t aphor ,t he nt heme t a phorc ar r i e snopar t i c ul ar l yus e f ula ns we rt ot hepl ac e 11Iam he r eus i ng t het e r ms“par t ” and “ whol e ”i n an i nt ui t i ve andi nc l us i veway .Muc hoft hel i t e r at ur eont heme t aphys i c sof par t hood i ss i mpl y unr e l at e dt ot he many s e ns e sofpar tand whol e us e di nt he t he or i e s oft he s pe c i als c i e nc e s .Iam not t hi nki ngonl yofobj e c t sors e t s ,butal s oaboute ve nt sandt e mpor aluni t s .Is ke t c hamor er e s t r i c t i veki nd ofpar t whol er e l at i ons be l ow,butt hi sr e mai ns an ope n que s t i on ( s e e Sanf or d 1993) . me ntque s t i on.Onec an of f e ronl yane c e s s ar y c ondi t i on:t wot hi ngsar ea tt hes amel e ve lo nl y i ft he yar enotr e l at e daspar tt owhol e .Gi ve n t hatmos tt hi ngsar eno tr e l at e dt ooneanot he r aspar tt o whol e ,t he r e s ul t i ng i de a ofbe i ng “ at ”apar t whol el e ve lhasl i t t l eornos i gni f i c anc e . Le ve l sofpar t sand whol e sl ac k many of t hef e at ur e si n Wi ms at t ’ spr ot o t ypeo fl e ve l s . Ma nyo ft hef e at ur e si nt hatpr o t ot ypeappe ar t ode r i vef r om t hemonol i t hi cc onc e pt i ons ho wn aus e s ,f or c e s ,and l a wsar emos t i n Fi gur e3:c pl aus i bl yt ho ughtt oc l us t e rt oge t he ront heas s umpt i on t ha ts i z ei sr e l e v antt o whi c hf or c e s c anac t ,t hatc aus alr e l at i onsar ee xpr e s s i onsof f or c e sac t i ng,a ndt hatl a wsg o ve r nt he s ei nt e r ac t i ons .Buti fonepl ac e st hepar t whol er e l at i oni nt hec e nt e rofone ’ sme t aphor ,t he nt he r e i snor e as ont oe mbr ac eane mpi r i c alas s oc i at i on be t we e n be i ng ata gi ve nl e ve la nd ha vi ng a pr o pr i e t ar ys e tofc aus ali nt e r ac t i onsf ort hat l e ve l .Le ve l sofpar t sand whol e smus tal s obe c or r e l at e d wi t hs i z e di f f e r e nc e s be c aus e par t s c anbenol ar ge rt hant hewhol e st he yc ompos e . Butt hes i z edi f f e r e nc e sbe t we e nl e ve l sofpar t s andwhol e sar eanac c i de nt alc ons e que nc eoft he par t whol er e l at i ons hi pi t s e l f ,notpar tofde f i ni ngwhati ti sf ort hi ngst obeatdi f f e r e ntpar t whol el e ve l s . I nt hef ol l o wi ngs ubs e c t i ons ,mygoali st o s ke t c hs omec ont our soft her e l e v antnot i on of par tandwhol e .Is t ar twi t hc l as s i c alme r e ol ogy onl yt omaket hepoi ntt hatt hi sappar at uswas no tc ons t r uc t e dwi t ha ne yet ode ve l opi ngade s c r i pt i ve l yade quat eac c ounto fl e ve l si ns c i e nc e . Themor e wel e ar n abo utt hel i mi t so ft he s e c l as s i c almode l sf orourpr e s e ntpur pos e s ,t he mor ewepl ac ec ons t r ai nt son t her e l e v antnot i ono fl e ve l st hat ,asIa ndot he r sha vear gue d, i sc e nt r alt ot hee xpl anat or ys t r uc t ur eo fne ur os c i e nc e and t he s pe c i al s c i e nc e s ge ne r al l y: l e v e l sofme c hani s ms( Be c ht e l1988;Be c ht e l& Ri c har ds on1993;Cr a ve r2001;Mac hame re tal . 2000) . 6. 1 Typesandt okensofpar t sandwhol es TheGi bs onSG hast wohumbuc ke rpi c kups .My Gi bs onSG hast wohumbuc ke rpi c kups .No tal l Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 12|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t Gi bs onSG’ sha vet wohumbuc ke rpi c kups .But t ha t ’ st hef ac t or y mode l ,t hec e nt r ale xe mpl ar orpr ot o t ypeagai ns twhi c hv ar i at i onsar ee v al uat e d asmor eorl e s s“ t ypi c al . ”Li ke wi s e ,whe n wet al kaboutt hehumanbr ai nort hef r ogki dne y ,we ar et al ki ng about t ype s :t he human t ypeofbr ai n,t hef r ogt ypeo fki dne y .Andwe t al kal s oaboutt hepar t st he s et ype soft hi ngs t ypi c al l yha ve . The monol i t hi c ,l a ye r c ake i mage i nt he Oppe nhe i mPut nam hi e r ar c hyi same r e ol ogyof t ype s :s oc i e t i e sar ef or me dofor ga ni s ms ,or gani s mso fc e l l s ,c e l l sofmol e c ul e s ,a nds oon.Wi ms at t ’ st r e eal s or e pr e s e nt sr e l at i ons hi psbe t we e n t ype s .Cr ys t al sar ema deo fc r ys t al l i nes ol i ds , whi c h ar emadeofi nor gani cmol e c ul e s ,whi c h ar emadeo fa t oms .I ti st r ue ,o fc our s e ,t ha tal l c e l l sar emadeofmol e c ul e sa ndt hatal lor gans ar emadeo fc e l l s .Buti sno tt r uet ha tal lc e l l s ar ea tahi ghe rl e ve lt hanmol e c ul e sge ne r al l y . I ts e e msna t ur aland har ml e s se no ugh t o t r e att hepar t whol er e l at i onsamo ng t ype sas ge ne r al i z at i onsaboutr e l at i onsbe t we e npar t i c ul arwhol e sandpar t i c ul arpar t s .Whe no nes a ys , “ Thehuman br ai n hast wohe mi s phe r e sand a c or pusc al l os um, ”oneas s e r t st hatha vi ngt he s e par t si st ypi c alofhumanbr ai ns .Onei swar r ant e dont hebas i sofs uc hac l ai m( t houghnotal wa ysc or r e c t )i nas s e r t i ngo fapar t i c ul arhuman br ai nt ha ti thast wohe mi s phe r e s .Thati s ,t he r e l at i on among par t and whol et y p e s de r i ve s f r om a mor e pr i mi t i ve ,t oke n r e l at i ons hi p be t we e npar t i c ul arpar t sandwhol e s .Type l e ve l c l ai ms about par t whol er e l at i ons as s e r tt ha t s uc h par t whol er e l at i onsr e gul ar l yort ypi c al l y hol di nt hei ndi vi dual si nt her e l e v antr e f e r e nc e c l as s . Oneo ft hemanyus e f uli ns i ght sc ont ai ne d i mpl i c i t l yi nt hebr anc hi ng s t r uc t ur eo fWi mst hatdi f f e r e nt s at t ’ st r e edi agr am ( Fi gur e1)i t ype sofwhol e sar emadeupofdi f f e r e ntt ype s ofpar t sa ndar enat ur al l yde c ompos e di nt odi f f e r e ntl e ve l s .Bot ht he huma n br ai n and t he f r ogki dne y ar eor ga ns ,and bot h ar emadeo f c e l l s ,butt he c e l l si ne ac h ar e di f f e r e nt ,and t he s ec e l l sar eor ga ni z e ddi f f e r e nt l yi nt ohi ghe r l e ve lc ompone nt s .I fwel ookwi t hi nt hehuman br ai n,wef i nd t ha tdi f f e r e ntbr ai nr e gi onsar e c ompos e d of al t oge t he r di f f e r e nt c ompone nt s and e xhi bi tmor eorl e s spr opr i e t ar y or gani z at i on.Br oadma nmappe dt hebr ai nbys t udyi ng t he s e di f f e r e nc e si nc yt oar c hi t e c t ur ef r om one br ai nr e gi ont ot hene xt .Ther e c e pt i vef i e l dor gani z at i onoft hevi s ualc or t e xhas ,t omykno wl e dge ,noc ompani oni nt heor gani z at i onoft he a mygdal aoroft hemammi l l ar ybodi e s .Di f f e r e ntt ype sofbr ai nr e gi ons /s ys t e msar emadeup ofdi f f e r e ntt ype sofc ompone nt s :t he yha vedi f 12 f e r e ntpar t whol el e ve l s . Whe nwes a yt ha tobj e c t sorpr oc e s s e sof onet ypear epar t so fobj e c t sorpr oc e s s e sofa no t he rt ype ,wear eas s e r t i ngt ha tc e t e r i sp ar i b us t oke n obj e c t so ft heonet ypear ec ompos e d of t oke nobj e c t so ft hes e c ondt ype .I nde e d,s t a ndar dat t e mpt st ode f i net hepar t whol er e l at i ons hi pwi t hl ogi c alr i gorar ee xpr e s s e di nt e r msof r e l at i ons hi ps among t oke ni ndi vi dual s( Var z i 1 3 2014) . 6. 2 Mer eol ogy Al t ho ughOppe nhe i ma ndPut nam de s c r i bet he l a ye r c akes t r uc t ur eofs c i e nc ei nt e r msofdi f f e r e ntt ype sofobj e c t st heme r e ol ogi c als t r uc t ur e t he yus et os uppor tt hi spi c t ur ei se xpr e s s e di n t e r msoft oke ns .Cl as s i c alme r e ol ogypr o vi de sa ve r yge ne r alandc ont e nt ne ut r alac c ountoft he par tr e l at i on.I tc anbeus e de qual l ywe l lt oe x12El e phanthe ar t sar epar t sofe l e phant s ,andpuf f i nhe ar t sar epar t sof puf f i ns ,andhe ar t sar epar t sofor gani s ms .Ye tpuf f i nhe ar t sar enot atal o we rpar t whol el e v e lt hane l e phant s ,ande l e phanthe ar t sar e notatal o we rpar t whol el e v e lt hanpuf f i ns . 13Is hal lnote nt e rhe r ei nt ot hedi f f i c ul tque s t i onofho wt ok e npr ope r t i e s ,pr oc e s s e s ,and obj e c t sar ei ndi vi duat e di nt hebi ol ogi c als c i e nc e s .Cons i de rt hes pat i alme mor ys ys t e mi nar at .I fwet ak et hi s t obeonet hi ngo ve rt hel i f eoft heor gani s m,t he ni twi l lbec o mpos e dofmanydi f f e r e nts e t sofpar t so v e rt hec our s eofi t se xi s t e nc e , l i ke t he s hi p ofThe s e us .I fwet ak ei ti ns t e ad t o be t hes pat i al me mor ys ys t e m i nvol ve di nl e ar ni ng t he l a youtofone par t i c ul ar ma z e ,whi c hl e ar ni ngmi ghtbec ons t i t ut e dbymul t i pl et r i al sande xt e nde di nve s t i gat i on,t he n agai n wewi l lha v ea s i ngl ehi ghe r l e v e l s ys t e mc ompos e ddi f f e r e nt l yatdi f f e r e ntt i mes l i c e s .I fwef oc usona gi ve ni ns t anti nt i me ,t he nnol e ar ni ngc anoc c ur ;l e ar ni ngi saki nd ofc hange .Forno w,Is i mpl ynot e( al ongwi t h Be c ht e l& Mundal e 1999)t hatt heappr opr i at emappi ngbe t we e ns uc hpar t sa ndwhol e s pr e s uppos e sa c r i t e r i on ofi ndi vi duat i on f ort he whol e ,and what c ount sordoe snotc ounta sapar twi l lbede t e r mi ne dbywhe t he ri t c ont r i but e st ot hatwhol e ,ho we v e rs pe c i f i e d.Thi si sr e l at e dt oMar c us ’t houghtt hatany t oke ni de nt i t y be t we e nl e v e l spr e s uppos e sa ( nondummy)s or t alt hatf i xe st hei ndi vi duat i onc ondi t i onsoft her e l at ai nt hes a mewa y . Car lGi l l e t t( 2013)hasc al l e dat t e nt i ont ot hene e df ordi f f e r e ntac c ount sofc ompos i t i onalr e l at i onsf orpr ope r t i e s ,pr oc e s s e s ,and obj e c t s .He r e ,Iam gl os s i ngo v e rt he s edi f f e r e nc e st ok e e pt hedi s c us s i ons i mpl e . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 13|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t pr e s st hes e ns ei nwhi c ht hewor dappl ehast he l e t t e r“ a ”asapar t ,i nwhi c hc our agehasj udgme ntasapar t ,a ndi nwhi c ha ppl epi ehasc i nnamon asa par t .Common axi omsas s oc i at e d wi t hc l as s i c alme r e ol ogy ,i nc l udi ng t he me r e ol ogy adopt e d by Oppe nhe i m and Put nam ( Re s c he r& Oppe nhe i m 1955) ,i nc l ude : 1)Ref l exi vi t y:Eve r yobj e c ti sapar to f i t s e l f . 2)Tr ans i t i vi t y:Eve r ypar tofapar to f anobj e c ti spar to ft heobj e c t . 3)Ext ens i onal i t y:An “ obj e c t ”i sc ompl e t e l yde t e r mi ne dbyt hes e tofi t spar t s ; i . e . ,f or“ obj e c t s ”t obei de nt i c al ,i ts uf f i c e s t hat t he y ha ve al land o nl yt he s ame par t s . 4) Summat i on:Any pai rofobj e c t s( x, y) ,i si t s e l fan obj e c t ,z ,whi c hi st he i r s um. Il i s tt he s ec ons t r ai nt sonl yt oi l l us t r at et hat c l as s i c alme r e ol ogywi l lt akeusonl ys of ari n t hee f f or tt oc har ac t e r i z epar t whol el e ve l s .I t i sa f or malt he or y ,abs t r ac t e de nt i r e l yf r om t he c onc e r ns of pr ac t i c i ng s c i e nt i s t s . Thi s me anst hatt he r e ar ec ons t r ai nt si nt he s c i e nt i f i cc onc e pt i on ofpar t s and whol e st hat c l as s i c alme r e ol ogyne e dnothonor .Fi r s t ,t he l e ve l st hatChur c hl and and Wi ms at tde s c r i be ar es pac e ,s t r uc t ur e ,and t i me i nvol vi ng i n wa ys t hat c l as s i c alme r e ol ogy ne e d not be . Thes e tofi nt e ge r si spar toft hes e tofr e al numbe r s ,and “ Cons i de rt heLobs t e r ”i spar t ofWal l ac e ’ sc or pus ,butnoti nt hes amewa y t hat t he gl ut amat er e c e pt or i s par t oft he c he mi c al s ynaps e . The gl ut amat er e c e pt or t ake sup par toft he s pac e oc c upi e d by t he s ynaps easawhol e .I t sope ni ngi spar toft he e xt e nde dpr oc e s sbywhi c hne ur onsc ommuni cat e .Noneoft hi si se xpr e s s e d ori nt e nde dt o bee xpr e s s e di nt hege ne r i cpar t whol er e l at i on 14 ofc l as s i c alme r e ol ogy . 1 4Ma r r ’ sl e ve l sa r eno ts pac e i nv ol vi ngi nt hi swa y .Thea l g or i t hm i snotl oca t e dwi t hi nt hec omput at i on,i ti sno tas ubs t ag eo ft hec o mput at i on,a ndi t i sno tor ga ni z e dt o ge t he rwi t hot he rpa r t si nt hes e r vi c eo ft hec omput at i o n. Se c ond,al t ho ughr e f l e xi vi t yi si nvol ve di n c e r t ai nt he or e t i c ala ppl i c at i onsofme r e ol ogy ,i t has no a ppl i c at i on i nt hi nki ng about s uc h s pac e i nvol vi ngl e ve l s .I tdoe snoj us t i c et ot he bi ol ogi c alc onc e ptt o as s e r tt ha te ve r y hi ppoc ampusi sapar tofi t s e l f .I fl e ve l sar ede f i ne da s ar e l at i ons hi pbe t we e napar tandawhol e ,a nd e ve r yt hi ngi sapar tofi t s e l f ,t he ne ve r yt hi ngi s a tbot hhi ghe ra ndl o we rl e ve l st hani t s e l f .The 15 par t ss ur e l ymus tbepr ope rpar t s . Thi r d,i thasbe e nnot e dt ha tt het r ans i t i vi t y axi om of t e nf ai l st o appl yt of unc t i onal par t soft hes or tt hatpopul at ephys i ol ogi c aland bi ol ogi c alt he or i e s( Var z i2014) .Er i ci spar tof t hec hampi ons hi p poolt e am,and Er i c ’ sl oc ks ar epar tofEr i c ,buthi sl oc ksar eno tpar to f t het e am.Ho we ve r ,i fo ner e qui r e sofapar t( e nt i t y ,pr ope r t y ,orac t i vi t y)t ha ti tmus tber e l e v antt ot hepr ope r t y orbe ha vi oroft hewhol e , t he nonec anr e t ai nt het r a ns i t i vi t yoft hi sr e l at i on,atl e as ti n manyc ont e xt s .I fweas knot ab outEr i c ,b utab outt hemot i onofhi sar m as hewi e l dshi sc ue ,t he nhi sl oc ksar ec l e ar l yno t r e l e v ant whi l et he mus c l e s gl i di ng hi s ar m s t e adi l yf or war d ar er e l e v ant .So t oo ar e ,i n s ome s e ns e ,t he mol e c ul e st r ans mi t t e d ac r os s t he ne ur o mus c ul ar j unc t i on dur i ng hi s bac ks t r ok e .Whe n wha tc ount sasapar ti sf i l t e r e d i ne ac hi t e r at i onbye xpl anat or yr e l e v anc er e l at i ons( t he y ar e notme r es pat i alort e mpor al par t s but wor ki ng par t s —par t st hat ar ei nvol ve di n,c o nt r i but et o,ormakeadi f f e r e nc et o t hepr ope r t yorac t i vi t yoft hewhol e ) ,t he nt he r e l at i ons hi pi s ,i nf ac t ,t r ans i t i ve .Theappe ar anc eofaf ai l ur eoft r a ns i t i vi t yi nf unc t i onals ys t e mst r a de s ,i ts e e ms ,o nf ai l i ngt or e l at i vi z et he de c ompos i t i oni nt opar t sbyahi ghe s t l e ve lt ar ge t( e xpl anandum) phe nome non;no t al lt he s pa t i ot e mpor alpar t sofa nobj e c torpr oc e s sar e r e l e v antt oe ve r yt hi ngi tdoe s .I ti sonl yr e l at i ve t o a hi ghe s t l e ve lac t i vi t y orpr ope r t y oft he hi e r ar c hy unde rc ons i de r at i on t ha tt he l o we r l e ve lpar t sar evi s i bl easc ompone nt s —aswor ki ng par t si nt he me c hani s m.I fwe t hi nk not ab outt het e am,Er i c ,andhi sl o c k s ,b utr at he r 15Thi si snota bi g de par t ur ef r om c l as s i c alme r e ol ogy;one c oul d s i mpl yr e s t r i c tone ’ sat t e nt i ont opr ope rpar t s .Butt hepoi ntunde r s c or e st hef ac tt hatc l a s s i c alme r e ol ogywasnotde v e l ope dwi t h an e y et o war d unde r s t andi ng t he s e ns ei n whi c h pyr ami dalc e l l sar e par t soft hehi ppoc ampus . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 14|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t ab outt he v i c t or y ,t he s hot ,and t he mus c ul ar 16 c ont r ac t i on,ma t t e r ss e e m di f f e r e nt . Thec ont r ac t i onc ont r i but e st ot hes ho t ,whi c hc ont r i but e st ot hevi c t or y .Thel oc kswi l lno ta ppe ari n 1 7 t hi shi e r ar c hy ,butt her e l e v antpar t swi l l . Thee xt e ns i onal i t yt he or e m hol dst ha tno t wo di s t i nc t obj e c t ss har e al land o nl yt he i r pr ope rpar t s .A hi ppoc ampusa ndabus to ft he Dal aiLamaf or me doutoft hes amepyr ami dal c e l l s ,gr anul ec e l l s ,e t c .t hatc ompos et hehi ppoc ampus ar e ,ac c or di ng t oc l as s i c alme r e ol ogy , oneandt hes ameobj e c t .Buti nbi ol ogi c als ys t e ms ,t heor gani z at i on o fc ompone nt si so f t e n ( pe r hapsal wa ys )r e l e v a ntt ot hepr ope r t i e sand ac t i vi t i e soft hewhol e .Agai n,par t sa ppe aras par t sonl yr e l at i vet o a de c ompos i t i on f r ame d by r e f e r e nc et os omehi ghe s t l e ve lpr ope r t y or ac t i vi t y .Thi si sKauf f man’ spoi nt ,e ns hr i ne di n Gl e nna n’ sl a w:ame c hani s mi sal wa ysame c hani s mo fagi ve nphe nome non( Kauf f man1971; Gl e nna n1996) .ThusKauf f man: A vi e w ofwha tt hes ys t e mi sdoi ngs e t s t hee xpl anandum andal s os uppl i e sc r i t e r i a bywhi c ht ode c i dewhe t he rornotapr opos e dpor t i onoft hes ys t e m wi t hs omeo f i t sc aus alc ons e que nc e si st oc ountasa par ta nd pr oc e s soft hes ys t e m.Spe c i f i c al l y ,apr opos e dpar twi l lc ountasapar t oft hes ys t e mi fi t ,t oge t he rwi t hs omeof i t sc aus alc ons e que nc e s ,wi l lf i tt oge t he r wi t ht he ot he rpr opos e d par t sand pr oc e s s e st oc aus et hes ys t e mt obe ha veasde s c r i be d.( 1971,p.260) one t of or m ar bi t r ar i l y ma ny ge r r ymande r e d whol e so utofdi s par a t eandunc onne c t e d par t s wi t hnos pat i al ,t e mpor al ,c aus al ,orf unc t i onal wi s( 1991)c al l st hi s“ unr e s t r i c t e dc omuni t y .Le pos i t i on” :whe ne ve rt he r ear es omet hi ngs ,t he r e i sal s oaf us i on oft hos et hi ngs .TheYanke e s ’ s s t ar t i ngr ot at i onandt heno w di s par at epar t sof my mot he r ’ sol d Che vy Ve ga t oge t he rf or ma whol e .Thi swa y oft hi nki ng aboutpar t sand whol e shasl i t t l eornoappl i c at i oni nbi ol ogybe c aus es uc hge r r ymande r e dwhol e sdon’ tdoa nyt hi ngi nt e r e s t i ng( t houghs uc hwhol e swi l lha ve aggr e gat epr ope r t i e so ft hes or tdi s c us s e d be l o w) .Thewhol ei ns uc h ge r r ymande r e dc ol l e c t i ons t ypi c al l y doe s n’ t pl a y any e xpl anat or y r ol e .Andwha tgoe sf orwhol e sgoe sf orpar t sas we l l .Ac c or di ng t ot hi sc l as s i c alpi c t ur e ,i ti s pe r f e c t l yl e gi t i mat et oc l ai m t ha t my dog, Spi ke , has f our par t s :a f r o nt quar t e r ,a hi ndquar t e r ,andt womi ds e c t i onso fappr o xi ma t e l ye quall e ngt h.The r ei snot hi ngt opr e ve nt t hi swa y oft al ki ng;butt hepar t sr e ve al e di n t hi s de c ompos i t i on do not c ut Spi ke at hi s j oi nt s .Thebi ol ogi c alde c ompos i t i onf i ndsj oi nt s a tc aus ali nt e r f ac e s ,and i de nt i f i e spar t swi t h mor eorl e s si s ol abl e( ne ar l yde c ompos abl e )s ubs ys t e ms( Si mon1962)t hatc ont r i but et ot hebe ha vi oroft hewhol e . I ns hor t ,manyo ft hei de asc e nt r alt oc l as s i c alme r e ol ogymus tbeame nde d orr e s t r i c t e d i ft he yar et oappl yt ot hepar t whol el e ve l sdi s t i nc t i veofbi ol ogy ,ne ur os c i e nc e ,andt hes pe c i al s c i e nc e sge ne r al l y .Atl e as ts ome oft he wor k c anbedonebyr e s t r i c t i ngt hepar t whol er e l at i onbyar e l e v anc ec ondi t i ononbi ol ogi c alpar t hood:al lt he l o we r l e ve lpr ope r t i e s ,ac t i vi t i e s , andor gani z at i onalf e a t ur e soft hepar t sar er e l e v antt o—c ont r i but et o— t hepr ope r t yorac t i vi t yoft hewhol e . Themor ege ne r alpoi nti st hatt he r ei sanappl i c at i on of t he l e ve lme t aphor t ha ti s no t me r e l yapar t whol er e l at i ons hi pass pe c i f i e di n c l as s i c alme r e ol ogy ,butonei nwhi c ht hepar t s ar er e l e v ant( e xpl anat or i l y and c ons t i t ut i ve l y) 6. 3 Lev el sofor gani z at i on:Aggr egat es t os omepr ope r t yorac t i vi t yoft hewhol e . andmec hani s ms Onec anmakeas i mi l arpoi ntwi t hr e s pe c t t ot hes umma t i on axi om.Thi st he or e m al l o ws So l e tusf oc uson an a ppl i c at i on oft hel e ve l 16Cl e ar l yEr i c ’ smus c l e sar enotpar toft het e am,butt hi sr e f l e c t sonl y t hef ac tt hatt e amsc anha v eonl yc e r t ai nki ndsofpar t sa sme mbe r s . me t a phort ha ti sa par t whol er e l at i on a nd a I fwel ookr at he ratanac t i vi t yoft hewhol eanda s kwhatc ont r i b( c o ns t i t ut i ve )r e l e v anc er e l at i on.Iwi l lno tdwe l l ut e st ot hat ,adi f f e r e ntpi c t ur ee me r ge s . 17Spe c i f i cde t ai l saboutl o we r l e v e lpar t smi ghtbes c r e e ne dof fi nc as e s he r eont heappr opr i at eno t i onofr e l e v anc e( s e e ofmul t i pl er e al i z at i on.Spe c i f i cde t ai l saboutt hepar t smi ghtnotbe Cr a ve r2007,s e eal s oHar i ne n 2014) .Forno w, r e l e v ant .I nt hatc as e ,i twoul dappe aronemus tappe alt omor eabw e c a n w o r k w i t h t h e i d e a t h a t e a c h p a r t i n s t r ac tpr ope r t i e soft hepar t s . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 15|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t s uc hahi e r ar c hy( i na ddi t i ont obe i ngs pat i al l y and/ort e mpor al l yc o nt ai ne dwi t hi nt hewhol e ) pl a ysane c e s s ar ybuti ns uf f i c i e ntr ol ewi t hi na c ol l e c t i on ofpar t st hat ar ej oi nt l ys uf f i c i e nt ( butpos s i bl yr e dunda nt )f oragi ve ne xpl anandum phe nome non( Couc h2011) .Thati s ,r e l e v antpar t smi ghtus e f ul l ybet houghtofasc ons t i t ut i vei ns uf f i c i e nt ,butne c e s s ar y par tofan unne c e s s ar y buts uf f i c i e ntc ondi t i on ( I )c ondi t i onsf ort hebe ha vi oroft heme c hani s m asa 1 8 whol e( Mac ki e1973) . Agai nf ol l o wi ng Wi ms at t( 1997) ,wec an di s t i ngui s ht wowa yst ha ts pa t i ot e mpor alpar t s c ont r i but et oapr ope r t yorac t i vi t yofawhol e : ag g r e g at i on and or g ani z at i on. An aggr e gat e pr ope r t yi sl i t e r al l yas um oft hepr ope r t i e sor ac t i vi t i e so ft he par t s . The c ur r e nt f l o wi ng t hr o ughani onc ha nne l ,f ore xampl e ,i sas um o f t hec har ge sc ar r i e dbyi ndi vi duali ons .Thec onc e nt r at i onofavol umeo faf l ui di sas um oft he numbe rofpar t i c l e si nt ha tuni tvol ume .Aggr e gat i ve pr ope r t i e sc hange l i ne ar l y wi t ht he addi t i onandr e mo v alo fpar t s .Andaggr e gat i ve pr ope r t i e sdonotc ha ngeast hepar t sar ei nt e r s ubs t i t ut e d wi t h oneano t he r .Somepr ope r t i e s oft hehi ppoc ampus ,s uc h asi t smas s ,r e mai n t hes amewhe nt hec e l l ul arc ons t i t ue nt soft he hi ppoc ampusar er e or gani z e dt or e pr e s e ntHi s Hol i ne s s .Ot he rpr ope r t i e soft hehi ppoc ampus , s uc h as i t si nf or ma t i on pr oc e s s i ng c apac i t i e s , ar ede s t r o ye d.Fort r ul yaggr e gat i vepr ope r t i e s , s pat i al ,t e mpor al ,a nd c aus al or ga ni z at i on amongt hec ompone nt si si r r e l e v ant . 18Onc ewehavemadet hi sadj us t me nt ,t her e l at ai nt hi sr e l e vanc e me r e ol ogy ar e no l onge r obj e c t s but r at he r pr ope r t i e s , ac t i vi t i e s /pr oc e s s e s ,or( asi smor ec ommoni nphi l os ophi c alpar l anc e )e ve nt s .Onedoe snote xpl ai nt hee l e phant ;onee xpl ai ns whyt hee l e phanthasl ar gee ar sorhow t hee l e phantc i r c ul at e si t s bl ood.Onedoe snote xpl ai ngas s e s ;onee xpl ai nst he i rt e mpe r at ur eand pr e s s ur e .Thi spoi ntmar ksas i gni f i c antde par t ur ef r om t heont ol ogi c alvi e wsofl e ve l sdi s c us s e dabove .Eac hoft hos eappl i c at i onsoft hel e ve l sme t aphorf oc us e son obj e c t sort ype sof obj e c t s( s oc i e t i e s ,or gani s ms ,c e l l s ,ands oon)ast her e l at a,not on t he i rpr ope r t i e s ,ac t i vi t i e s ,and as pe c t soft he i ror gani z at i on. I n many c as e s ,t hec ompone nt spi c ke d outi n ame c hani s t i cdec ompos i t i onf ai lt oc or r e s pondt opar adi gmat i cobj e c t swi t hc l e ar s pat i alboundar i e s .The s ynaps e ,f or i ns t anc e ,i sc ompos e d of par tofapr e s ynapat i cc e l l( t heaxon t e r mi nal ) ,par tofapos t s ynapt i cc e l l( t hede ndr i t eorbout on) ,andagapbe t we e nt he m. Whatuni f i e st he s ei t e msi nt oan obj e c ti st he i ror gani z e d be havi or :t hepr e s ynapt i cc e l lr e l e as e st r ans mi t t e r st hatt r ave r s et he c l e f tand ac ton t hepos t s ynapt i cc e l l .Synaps e sar enotc e l l sor par t sofc e l l s ,norar et he yc ompos e d ofc e l l s .Rat he r ,t he y ar e obj e c t suni f i e dbyt he i rr e l e vanc et oagi ve nac t vi t yoft hewhol e , s uc hasc he mi c alt r ans mi s s i on. Aggr e gat e sar er ar e .Themas s e soft hei ndi vi dualgr ai nsi n as and pi l edo,i nf ac t ,de pe nd on t he s pa t i aldi s t r i but i on oft he ot he r gr ai ns( i fonet ake sr e l at i vi t ys e r i ous l y) .Whati s pr e s ume dt obeahomoge ne ousc onc e nt r at i onof al i qui dc ani nf ac tha vec onc e nt r a t i ongr adi e nt s de pe ndi ngonho wt hei onsar eor gani z e di ndi f f e r e ntpar t soft hef l ui d.I nt hec as eofnonaggr e gat e s ,t heac t i vi t yorpr ope r t yoft hewhol ei s no tas i mpl es um oft hepr ope r t i e soft hei ndi vi dual s .Addi ngorr e mo vi ngpar t s( e . g. ,t hehumanhe ar t )c anl e adt odr amat i cc ha nge si nho w t hes ys t e m( e . g. ,t hebody)wor ks .Andr e ar r angi ngt hepar t sa ndt he i rac t i vi t i e si ns pac ea nd t i me c an e l i mi nat et he e xpl anandum phe nome no ne nt i r e l y( aswoul dha ppe ni fo ner a ndoml ys wappe dpar t soft hec i r c ul at or ys ys t e m f oro nea not he r ) .Thi si sal lt r uebe c aus es pat i al ,t e mpor al ,and c aus alor gani z at i on ar er e l e v antt o( makea di f f e r e nc et o,par t l yc ons t i t ut e )t hepr ope r t yoft hewhol e . Ius et het e r m“ me c hani s m”pe r mi s s i ve l y t o de s c r i benonaggr e gat i vec ompos i t i onals ys t e msi nwhi c ht hepar t si nt e r ac tandc ol l e c t i ve l y r e al i z et hebe ha vi ororpr ope r t yo ft hewhol e . Me c ha ni s ms ar e by de f i ni t i on mor et han t he s umsoft he i rpar t s :t he yha vepr ope r t i e st he i r par t sdonotha ve ,a ndt he ye ngagei nac t i vi t i e s t hat t he i r par t sc annot ac c ompl i s h on t he i r o wn. Mos tme c hani s mswi t hwhi c hIam f ami l i ari nvol vemyr i adpar t whol er e l at i ons ,s omeof whi c har emor eaggr e gat i vei nna t ur e ,ands ome ofwhi c har el e s ss o.Manyt hi ngsbr ai nsdo,f or e xampl e ,i nvol vet hef l uxofi onsac r os same mbr a ne ,whi c hf l ux i sc l os e rt ot heaggr e gat i ve t han t heme c ha ni s t i ce nd oft heor gani z at i onal s pe c t r um.Ot he rt hi ngsbr ai nsdo( s uc h ast he de ve l opi ng gr i dc e l l si nt hee nt or hi nalc or t e x) r e qui r epr e c i s e l yor gani z e dr e l at i onsamongt he ac t i vi t i e sofc e l l si n and ar ound t hee nt or hi nal c or t e x.Thi sor ga ni z at i onals pe c t r um f r om aggr e gat et o me c ha ni s m c o ve r sal lt he r e l at i ons t hatgoi nt ol e ve l so for gani z at i on,t hes upe r or 1 9 di na t ec l as s . I nl e ve l s ofme c hani s ms ,t he r e l at a ar e s omeac t i vi t yorpr ope r t yo fame c hani s m asa 19Le vy( 2013)c al l sat t e nt i ont ot hef ac tt hatbi ol ogi c als ys t e mst ypi c al l yi nvol vebot haggr e gat e sandor gani z at i on. Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 16|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t 2 0 whol e , andt heac t i vi t i e s ,pr ope r t i e s ,oror gani z at i onalf e at ur e sofi t sc ompone nt s( i t sr e l e v ant par t sand or gani z at i on) .Somec ompone nt ,X’ s φi ng,i satal o we rme c hani s t i cl e ve lt ha n S’ s ψi ngi fandonl yi fX’ sφi ngi sac ompone nti n S’ sψi ng,t hati s ,i fando nl yi fX’ sφi ngi sa r e l e v ants pa t i ot e mpor alpar to fS’ s ψi ng.I n l e ve l so fme c hani s ms( asoppos e dt oaggr e gat e s ) l o we r l e ve lc ompone nt sar e or gani z e dt oge t he r t omakeup s omebe ha vi ororpr ope r t y oft he whol e ;i naggr e gat e s ,t hepr ope r t i e so ft hepar t s ar es umme d. Le ve l sofme c ha ni s msar er e pr e s e nt e di n Fi gur e 4.Att he t op i st he ac t i vi t y ofs ome me c hani s m asawhol e( S’ sψi ng) .S’ sψi ngi sa be ha vi ng me c hani s m.Al t houg h onec an s pe ak oft heme c ha ni s m andi t sac t i vi t ys e par at e l y( as whe name c ha ni s ms t andsi nac t i vebutr e adyt o ac t ) ,s uc hs e par at i on i nt hought i s ar t i f i c i al . Eve nt hes t a t i cme c hani s mi sde f i ne da nds ubdi vi de d byr e f e r e nc et owhati tdoe s .ψ i st he t oppi ngo f fac t i vi t yo ft heme c hani s mf orwhi c h al ll o we r l e ve lc ompone nt sar er e l e v a nt .I tc an bei de al i z e dasani nput ouputr e l at i on,t houg ht t hi si san i mpo ve r i s he d wa yo funde r s t andi ng phe nome na( s e eCr a ve r2007) .Onel e ve ldo wn ar et heac t i vi t i e sa ndc ompone nt s ,t heX’ si ng, whi c hc ompos ea nd ar eor gani z e dt oge t he rt o 2 1 c ons t i t ut eS’ sψi ng. Be l o wt ha ti sano t he ri t e r at i onofl e ve l s :t heρi ngso fPsor gani z e ds uc h t ha toneoft heXssasi tdoe s .Byor gani z at i on, Ime an t hatt hepar t sha ves pa t i al( e . g. ,l oc at i on,s i z e ,s hape ,and mot i on) ,t e mpor al( e . g. , or de r ,r a t e ,and dur at i on) ,a nd ac t i ve ( e . g. , f e e dbac k or ot he r mot i f s ofor gani z at i on;s e e Le vy & Be c ht e l2014)r e l at i onswi t h one an- 20The s emi ghtbeunde r s t ooda st heobt ai ni ngofapr o pe r t yort heunf ol di ngofapr oc e s so v e rt i me .Whatc ount sa sas t at i cpr ope r t yof t e nde pe ndsonone ’ st e mpor alr e s ol ut i on. 21Iha venotal wa ysc ho s e nmyl anguagei nawa yt hatc o mpor t swi t h c ommon us ageamongme t aphys i c i ans ,pr e f e r r i ngt of o l l o w Sal mon ( 1984) .I nt hi spape r ,Iha vet r i e dt omak ei tc l e art hatIam i nt e re s t e di nc ompone nt s .Compone nt s ,a st henames ugg e s t s ,c o mpos e be ha vi oroft hehi ghe r l e ve lme c hani s m whe nor gani z e dt oge t he r .Al l oft hec ompone nte nt i t i e sand ac t i vi t i e sor gani z e dt oge t he r ,i tno w s e e ms appr opr i at et os a y ,j oi nt l yc ons t i t ut et he be ha vi or oft he whol e .Thati s ,Iam no w us i ngc ompone nc yt ot al kaboutr e l at i ons hi psbe t we e n whol e sand par t s ,and Iam us i ng“ c ons t i t ut i on”t o t al kaboutl e v e l sofmi c r or e al i z at i on.Iam note s pe c i al l yi nt e r e s t e d i nt her e l at i ons hi p be t we e ns t at ue sand l umpsofc l a y .Iam i nt e r e s t e di nho w par t sar eor gani z e dandi nt e r ac ts ot hatt oge t he rt he y e xhi bi thi ghe r l e ve lbe ha vi or s .Ikno w ofnome t aphys i c i anwhohas de v e l ope danade quat enot i ont oe xpr e s st hi s ,s ope r hapsIwi l lbe f or gi ve nf orappr opr i t i ngt he s ewor dsf orne w us e s . o t he rbywhi c ht he ywor kt oge t he rt odos ome t hi ng t he yc annotdo on t he i ro wn.Asno t e d abo ve ,t her e l at i ons hi pbe t we e nl e ve l si sapar t whol er e l at i ons hi p f i l t e r e d f ur t he r by c onCr a ve r2005;Har r i ne nf or t hs t i t ut i ver e l e v anc e( .I nl e ve l s of me c hani s ms ,par t s ar e c omi ng) madei nt ohi ghe r l e ve lc ompone nt sbybe i ngor gani z e ds pat i al l y ,t e mpor al l y ,and ac t i ve l yi nt o s ome t hi ng.I nmor eaggr e gat ec ompos i t i onalr e l at i ons hi ps ,t he yar es umme di nt ohi ghe rl e ve l s . Fi gur e4:Ana bs t r ac tdi agr am o fl e ve l so fme c ha ni s ms . Co nt e mpor ar yt he or i e s of l e ar ni ng and me mor ypr o vi deac ompe l l i nge xampl eofl e ve l s of me c hani s ms ( s e e Cr a ve r & Dar de n 2001; Cr a ve r2002) .Thet opl e ve li same c ha ni s m asa whol ee ngage di n as pat i alme mor yt as k,s uc h asl e ar ni ng t or un e f f i c i e nt l yt hr o ugh a maz e . Onec ompone nti nt ha tme c ha ni s m,ands oo ne l e ve ldo wni nt hi sde s c r i pt i on,i st hehi ppoc ampus ,a r e gi on o ft hebr ai nt houg htt of or ma “ map”ofl oc at i onsandor i e nt a t i onswi t hi nt he maz e .Thec apac i t yo ft hehi ppoc ampust oac qui r es uc h an i nt e r nalma p ofl oc als pac e si s t houg htt obee xpl ai ne d,i npar t ,byc hange si n s ynaps e s be t we e n pyr ami dalc e l l s ,s pe c i f i c al l y byapr oc e s skno wnasLongTe r m Pot e nt i at i on ( LTP) .And i ti sno w kno wn t ha tnme t hyldas par t at e( NMDA) r e c e pt or s( nme t hyldas par t at ei saphar mac ol ogi c alago ni s tt ha tbi nds t he s er e c e pt or s pr e f e r e nt i al l y) ,c ont r i but et o LTP.Thi ss t or yc oul dc ont i nuedo wnwar d,l ooki ng i nt o as pe c t so fpr o t e i nc he mi s t r y and t he s t r uc t ur alc ha nge st houg htt ounde r l i ec hanne l f unc t i oni ng. Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 17|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t 6. 3. 1Lev el sofmec hani s msar el oc al i s ms .Rat he r ,l e ve l so fme c hani s msar ede f i ne d r e l at i vet o oneanot he rwi t hi n a hi e r ar c hi c al l y or gani z e dme c hani s m. Thei de at ha tl e ve l sofme c hani s msr e t ai n s omehi ntoft hel a ye r c akemode lc ans ne aki t s wa ybac ki nt oone ’ sappl i c at i onoft heme t aphor i fones l i de sunkno wi ngl y be t we e nt oke nsand t ype so fpar t sandwhol e s .Compar et hef ol l o wi ngt hr e es e nt e nc e s : Le ve l sofme c hani s msar eofe nt i r e l yl oc als i gni f i c anc e .Thel e ve l si n oure xampl ear ede f i ne d by r e f e r e nc et oat oppi ngo f f poi nt ,s pat i al me mor y ,c o nt r i but i on t o whi c h de t e r mi ne s whe t he rornotas pat i ot e mpor alpar toft hes ys t e mi si nf ac tr e l e v ant —whe t he ri ti sac ompone nti nt heme c hani s mf orS’ sψi ng .Thehi e r ar c hy i n Fi gur e 5 and t he l e ve l s ofs pat i al me mor yasIha vede s c r i be dt he mf ol l o w onl ya a )Thi s pyr ami dalc e l li s at a l o we rl e ve lo f s i ngl e( l oc al )s t r a ndofe mbe ddi ng:f r om t hebe me c hani s mst hant hi shi ppoc ampus . ha vi oroft heme c hani s m asawhol e ,t ot hebe - b)Pyr ami dalc e l l sar eatal o we rl e ve lofme c hha vi or so fi t sc ompone nt s ,o nt ot hebe ha vi or s ani s mst hanhi ppoc ampi . ofoneoft he s ec ompone nt s ,ands oon. c )Ce l l sar eatal o we rl e ve lofme c hani s mst han or gans . Fi gur e 5: Why bot t omup c aus at i on i sc onc e pt ual l y pr obl e mat i c . Le ve l s of me c ha ni s ms ,l i ke par t whol e l e ve l sge ne r al l y ,ar eno tmonol i t hi cdi vi s i onsi n t hef ur ni t ur eoft hewor l d.Le ve l sofme c ha ni s ms ar ede f i ne donl ywi t hi nagi ve npar t whol ehi e r ar c hy .The r ear edi f f e r e ntl e ve l so fme c ha ni s ms i nt hes pat i alme mor ys ys t e m,i nt hec i r c ul at or y s ys t e m,i nt heos mor e gul at or ys ys t e m,and i n t hevi s uals ys t e m;t hel e ve l si ne ac h ne e d not map ont ooneanot he r .Ho w manyl e ve l st he r e ar e ,andwhi c hl e ve l sar ei nc l ude d,mus tbede t e r mi ne donac as e byc as ebas i sbydi s c o ve r i ng whi c hs or t sofc ompone nt sar ee xpl anat or i l yr e l e v antf oragi ve nphe nome non.Le ve l sofme c hani s msc annotber e ad o f fame nu ofl e ve l si n adv anc e . I fweappl yt hel e ve lme t aphoronl yl oc al l y ,t he ni tmake snos e ns et oas kwhe t he rt he hi ppoc ampusi satahi ghe rorl o we rl e ve lt han t hene phr ai nt heki dne y .Thene phr aar enot par to ft hehi ppoc ampus ,a ndt he yar enotr e l e v antt ot hef unc t i oni ng oft hehi ppoc ampus . Ne i t he rs i mi l ar i t i e so fs i z e nor s i mi l ar i t i e si n ki ndsofpar t sar ede f i ni t i veofl e ve l sofme c ha n- St at e me nt( a)e xpr e s s e same c hani s t i cnot i on ofl e ve l s :apar t i c ul arpyr ami dalc e l li sac ompone ntofa par t i c ul arhi ppoc ampalme c hani s m.Thi ss t at e me nti st r ue i ft he c e l li sa c ompone nti n ame c hani s mf oragi ve n ac t i vi t yi n whi c ht hehi ppoc ampusi se ngage d.I t mi ghtbe ,f ore xampl e ,t hatagi ve npyr ami dal c e l li sa c ompone nt i ns ome hi ppoc ampal me c hani s msbutnotot he r s ;i fs o,i ti sata l o we rl e ve lt os omehi ppoc ampalac t i vi t i e sand notot he r s . Wi ms at tde s c r i be st hec ompos i t i onalr el at i ons hi p be t we e nl e ve l s as a r e l at i ons hi p be t we e nt ype s . He wr i t e s :“ I nt ui t i ve l y , one t hi ngi satahi ghe rl e ve lt hans ome t hi nge l s e i ft hi ngs oft he f i r s tt ype ar ec ompos e d of Wi ms at t1976,p. t hi ngsoft hes e c ondt ype ”( 215) .Thi si s a de par t ur ef r om t he i de a of l e ve l sofme c hani s msand onet hatt hr e at e ns t or e i ns t at es ome t hi ng l i ke t he Oppe nhe i m and Put nam hi e r ar c hy .Pyr ami dalc e l l s ar e f ound out s i de t he hi ppoc ampus , and t hos e pyr ami dalc e l l sar enotpar t si n hi ppoc ampal me c hani s ms ;t he y ar enotatal o we rl e ve lof me c hans i t i c or gani z at i on.Li ke wi s e ,bot ht he hi ppoc ampusandt heki dne yar ec ompos e dof c e l l s ;or ganst e ndt obec ompos e dofc e l l s .But t he c e l l si nt he hi ppoc ampus ar e not at a l o we rme c hani s t i cl e ve lt han ki dne ysbe c aus e t he y do not c ont r i but et o ki dne yf unc t i on. Thes l i def r om s e nt e nc e ss uc h as( a)t os e nt e nc e ss uc h as( b)and ( c )i sas l i debac kt o- Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 18|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t war dt hel a ye r c akemode l .Ofc our s e ,s c i e nt i s t st ypi c al l yde alwi t ht ype s .ButasIs ugge s t abo ve ,t hi si sage ne r al i z at i ono ve rar e l at i ons hi p be t we e nt oke ns .The c or r e c tge ne r al i z at i oni st hatt hec e l l st hatc ompos ehi ppoc ampus e sar eatal o we rl e ve lt hant he yhi ppoc ampus e st he yc ompos e . Thi si ss i gni f i c antf ort wor e as ons .Fi r s t , i t he l ps t os ho w t hat many obj e c t i ons t o t hi nki ngaboutne ur os c i e nc eandot he rs pe c i al s c i e nc e si nt e r msofl e ve l ss i mpl ydonotappl y t ot hi sr e s t r i c t e dappl i c at i onoft heme t aphor . I fonet hi nks ,wi t h Wi ms at t ,me ,and pr obabl y Oppe nhe i m and Put nam,t hatt he Oppe nhe i m and Put nam l a ye rc akei san o ve r l y s i mpl i s t i cr e pr e s e nt at i onoft hedi ve r s eont ol ogi c als t r uc t ur e sone f i ndsi nt he s pe c i als c i e nc e s —t hat t hi ngs l i ke oc c ul ar domi nanc e c ol umnsand s ynaps e sdon’ tr e adi l yf i tt hat pi c t ur e —one c an none t he l e s sr e t ai nt he i de a t hatme c hani s msar es us c e pt i bl et o mul t i pl e ne s t e dde c ompos i t i ons .The s ear edi f f e r e ntappl i c at i onsoft hel e ve lme t aphor .Se c ondl y ,and pe r hapsmor ei mpor t ant l y ,t hei de at hatl e ve l s ar el oc als i gni f i c ant l ys hi f t st he r e duc t i oni s t wor l dvi e wf orwhi c hOppe nhe i m andPut nam de ve l ope dt he i ront ol ogyofl e ve s .I fonet hi nks ofl e ve l sasl e ve l sofor gani z at i on( asl e ve l sof me c hani s m andl e ve l sofaggr e gat i on) ,t he ni t i si nac c ur at et ot hi nkofr e duc t i onasi nvol vi ng r e l at i ons hi psamongt he or i e sde ve l ope dt odes c r i be t he i t e ms at a par t i c ul ar monol i t hi c l e ve l .I fr e duc t i on i ss i mpl y a mat t e rofe xpl ai ni ng a hi ghe r l e ve lphe nome non i nt e r ms oft heor gani z e dac t i vi t i e sofc ompone nt s ,t he n r e duc t i oni ss t i l lpos s i bl ewi t hi name c hani s t i c wor l dpi c t ur e , but i t wi l l be ac hi e ve d not t hr ough gr and r e duc t i onsofo ve r ar c hi ng t heor i e s ,butr at he rt hr ough pi e c e me ale xpl anat or yac hi e ve me nt sf ors pe c i f i cphe nome na.Vi s i onsoft heuni t yofs c i e nc et hr oughi nt e r l e ve l r e duc t i on ha vet ober e vi s i one d notasgr and uni f i c at i ons ac r os st he whol e ofs c i e nc e but r at he r as l oc ale xpl anat or ys uc c e s s e s .Suc h l oc ale xpl anat i onswi l l ,i nf ac t ,i nt e gr at ef i ndi ngsf r om di f f e r e nts c i e nc e sandbr i ngdi f f e r e nt t he or e t i c alvoc abul ar i e si nt oc onve r s at i onwi t h a ve r 2005; Cr a ve r& one anot he r( s e e Cr Dar de n 2001) , but i t onl y de c e pt i ve l yr e - s e mbl e st he l a ye rc ake t hatOppe nhe i m and 22 Put nam s ke t c he dasawor ki nghypot he s i s . 6. 3. 2Pl ac ementi sweakandder i v at i v ei n l ev el sofmec hani s ms Onec ons e que nc eoft heme c ha ni s t i ca ppl i c at i on oft hel e ve l sme t aphori st ha tt he r ei snouni que ans we rt ot heque s t i onofwhe nt woi t e msar ea t t hes ameme c hani s t i cl e ve l .Onl yapar t i alans we ri sa vi al abl e :X’ si ngandS’ sψi ngar eat t hes amel e ve lofme c hani s msonl yi fX’ si ng and S’ s ψi ng ar ec ompone nt si nt he s ame me c ha ni s m,X’ si ngi snotac ompone nti nS’ s ψi ng,a ndS’ sψi ngi snotac ompone nti nX’ s 23 i ng. Unl i ke s i z el e ve l s or l e ve l s de f i ne di n t e r msoft het ype so fobj e c t sf ound a tagi ve n l e ve l ,l e ve l so fme c hani s msar ede f i ne df undame nt al l ybyt her e l at i onsque s t i on:byt hec ompone nc yr e l at i ons hi p be t we e nt hi ngsa thi ghe r andl o we rl e ve l s .I ft wot hi ngsar eno tr e l at e das par tt owhol e ,t he yar eno tatdi f f e r e ntl e ve l s , ands oi ft he yar ei nt hes ameme c hani s mt he y ar e ,i nt hi sve r ywe aks e ns e ,att hes amel e ve l . Butt hi si sj us tt os a yt ha ts ame ne s sofl e ve lhas no s i gni f i c anc e wi t hi nt hi sappl i c at i on oft he 2 4 me t a phor . I fo ne t hi nkso fl e v e l so fo r g a ni z a t i o na s l e v e l so fa g g r e g a t e sa nd l e v e l so fme c ha ni s ms , 22Not hi ngi nt hi spi c t ur ei sme antt ode nyt oke ni de nt i t ybe t we e n t hebe havi orofame c hani s m asawhol eandt heor gani z e dbe havi orofi t spar t s .Be c aus et he r ear es omec onc e pt ualdi f f i c ul t i e s t hats t andi nt hewayofs pe aki ngme ani ngf ul l yaboutt oke ni de nt i t i e s be t we e nl e ve l s ,I have wr i t t e n wi t hf e we rc ommi t me nt s aboutc ons t i t ut i on. 23Thi shass t r uc ks o mer e ade r sa sc i r c ul arbe c aus ei tappe ar st os t at e t hatX andSar eatt hes a mel e ve li ft he yar enotatdi f f e r e ntl e ve l s . Appe ar anc e st ot he c ont r ar y ,t hi si snotc i r c ul ar .Iha ve de f i ne d “ s a mel e v e l ”i nt e r msoft henot i onof“ di f f e r e ntl e v e l ”andt hel at t e r i sde f i ne di nt e r msofc ompone nc yr e l at i ons .Theappe ar anc eofc i r c ul ar i t y ,Ibe l i e ve ,r e s ul t sf r om t hef ac tt hatmo s tpe opl eas s umet hat t henot i onof“ s amel e ve l ”mus tbepr i mi t i ver e l at i vet ot henot i onof “ di f f e r e ntl e v e l , ”andIha v er e v e r s e dt hatas s ume dor de r . 24Anot he rwa yt os e et hatl e v e l sofme c hani s msdo notans we rt he pl ac e me ntque s t i oni st or e c ogni z eanappar e ntc i r c ul ar i t y .Suppos e X1andX2ar ec ompone nt si nt hes ameme c hani s m,t ha tne i t he ri sa c o mpone nti nt heot he r ,andt hatt hebe ha vi orofX2c anbede c ompos e di nt oas e tofi nt e r a c t i ngc ompone nt s ,i nc l udi ngP1.X1woul d, ac c or di ngt ot hi sac c ount ,be“ att hes a mel e ve l ”a sbot hX2andP1 e v e nt houghX2andP1ar eatdi f f e r e ntl e ve l sf r om oneanot he r .Thi s pr obl e m,f i r s tr ai s e dbyLi ndl e yDar de n( pe r s onalc o mmuni c at i on) ,i s onl yapr obl e mi fonede mandst hatt he r emus tbeauni queans we r t ot hepl ac e me ntque s t i onf orana c c ountofme c hani s t i cl e ve l s .My ar gume ntagai ns tt henot i on ofmonol i t hi cl e v e l st ur nson t heabs e nc eofanygoodpr i nc i pl ef ors t r e t c hi ngt hei de alofl e v e l sbe yond i t sl oc alc ont e xt .Thos ewhomai nt ai ns omec ommi t me ntt ot hei de a ofs ame ne s sofl e v e l swi l lf i ndnos ol ac ehe r e . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 19|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t t he n s pa t i a lc o nt a i nme nt a nd s i z er e l a t i o ns be t we e nl e v e l sf o l l o wa sa na c c i de nt a lc o ns e que nc e o ft hec o mpo ne nc yr e l a t i o n.Thepyr a mi c a lc e l l s a r ec o nt a i ne d wi t hi nt hehi ppoc a mpus ,whi c hi s c o nt a i ne dwi t hi nt hes pa t i a lme mo r ys ys t e m.The a c t i vi t i e so ft he s ee nt i t i e sa r ea l s or e l a t e da st e mpo r a lpa r tt owho l e :t hebi ndi ngo fg l ut a ma t ei sa t e mpo r a lc o mpo ne nti nt hea c t i vi t yo ft heNMDA r e c e pt o r .Theo bj e c t sa tl o we rl e v e l sa r es ma l l e r t ha n( o ra tl e a s tnol a r g e rt ha n)t hewho l e ,g i vi ng t hehi e r a r c hyade r i v a t i v es i z eo r de r i ng .Re l a t i o ns o fs i z e ,r a t he rt ha nde f i ni ngwha ti ti sf o ra ni t e m t obea tal e v e l( t hepl a c e me ntque s t i o n) ,a r ede r i v a t i v ef r o mt hemo r ef unda me nt a lr e l a t i o ns hi p be t we e nl e v e l s( t her e l a t i o nsque s t i o n) :na me l y , t her e l a t i o ns hi pbe t we e name c ha ni s ma ndac o mpo ne nt . 6. 3. 3Emer genc eandl ev el sof mec hani s ms Me c hani s ms do t hi ngst ha tt he i rc ompone nt s t ake ni ndi vi dual l yc annot .Thi smar ksas har p di s t i nc t i on be t we e nl e ve l so fme c ha ni s msand l e ve l so fr e al i z at i on.Ki ms a yst hi spoi nti s“ o bvi ousbuti mpor t ant ” : Thi st abl ehasa mas soft e n ki l ogr ams , andt hi spr ope r t y ,t hatofha vi ngamas so f t e nki l ogr ams ,r e pr e s e nt sawe l l de f i ne ds e t ofc aus alpo we r s .Butnomi c r oc ons t i t ue nt oft hi st abl e ,no neo fi t spr ope rpar t s ,has t hi spr ope r t yort hec aus alpo we r si tr e pr e s e nt s .H2O mol e c ul e sha vec aus alpo we r s t hatnoo xyge nandhydr oge nat omsha ve . A ne ur al as s e mbl yc ons i s t i ng of many t hous andsofne ur onswi l lha vepr ope r t i e s whos ec aus alpo we r sgobe yondt hec aus al po we r soft hepr ope r t i e sofi t sc ons t i t ue nt ne ur o ns ,ors ubas s e mbl i e s ,andhumanbe i ngsha vec aus alpo we r st hatnoneofo ur i ndi vi dualor gansha ve .Cl e ar l yt he nmac r opr ope r t i e sc an,a nd i n ge ne r aldo,ha ve t he i ro wn c aus alpo we r s ,po we r st hatgo be yond t hec aus alpo we r soft he i rmi c r oKi m 1998,p.85) c ons t i t ue nt s .( Thr o ugh aggr e gat i on or or gani z at i on,whol e s ha vec aus alpo we r st ha tt he i rpar t si ndi vi dual l y do notha ve .An ac t i vi t y ata hi ghe rl e ve lof me c ha ni s t i cor gani z at i on i squi t el i t e r al l ymor e t hant hes um o fi t spar t s .I ti snota naggr e gat e . Theaddi t i onandr e mo v alofpar t sl e adst ononl i ne arc hange si nt hebe ha vi oro ft heme c hani s m asawhol e .I tmat t e r sho wt hepar t sar eor gani z e d;i ti si n vi r t ueo ft he i ror gani z at i on t hat t he yha vepr ope r t i e st hatgobe yondt hepr ope r Wi ms at t 1996) . t i e s oft he i ndi vi dualpar t s( Thi sf e a t ur eofl e ve l so fme c hani s msi ss oo bvi ous ,s opr os ai c ,and s o banalast o har dl y be wor t h me nt i oni ng.No f anc yc ompl e xi t yi sr e qui r e d:t wot oot hpi c kss t ac ke dpe r pe ndi c ul art o onra not he rha vet heme c hani s t i c al l ye me r ge nt c apac i t yt oac tasal e ve rorc at a pul t ;ne i t he r t oo t hpi c kc andos oo ni t so wn. Ofc our s e ,mos tme c ha ni s msi nbi ol ogyar e s ubs t ant i al l ymor ec ompl i c at e dt ha nt hat .The y ha ve many mor e par t s .Thos e par t si nt e r ac t wi t ho neanot he rwi t h be wi l de r i ngc ompl e xi t y . Of t e nt he yc o nt ai nf e e dbac kr e l at i onst hati nt r oduc e no nl i ne ari nt e r ac t i onsi nt ot he ope r at i onoft heme c hani s mi t s e l f .Theme c ha ni s msof LTP,f ore xampl e ,ha veye tt oyi e l dt he i rs e c r e t s c ompl e t e l y de s pi t et he de di c at e d at t e nt i on o f t hous andsofr e s e ar c he r so ve rf or t yoddye ar s .A gl anc eatanyr e c e ntt e xt booki se noug ht oc onvi nc eonet hatLTP i nvol ve smyr i ad i nt r ac e l l ul arr e ac t i ons ,pr o t e i ns ynt he s i s ,s t r uc t ur alf e at ur e so fde ndr i t i cs pi ne s ,c hange st o ve s i c ul ar r e l e as e ,andr e t r ogr adet r ans mi s s i onwi t hni t r i c o xi de .Theme c hani s mi nvol ve ss o ma ny par t s andi nt e r ac t i onst ha ti two ul dbeus e l e s s ,i fnot i mpos s i bl e ,t or e pr e s e ntt he m al li navi s ualdi agr am.Ke e pi ngt r ac k ofho wt he y al lwor kt oge t he rwoul dr e qui r eave r yc ompl i c at e dc omput at i onalmode lofs omes or tt ha thasye tt obe de ve l ope d.Asme c hani s msge tt hi sc ompl i c at e d, wer e ac ht hel i mi t sofo urabi l i t yt opr e di c tho w t hebe ha vi oroft hewhol ewi l lc ha ngeast he par t sc hange .Anyc hangei nt r oduc e dt oapar t hass omanyr ami f i c at i onst hati ti sdi f f i c ul tor i mpos s i bl ef orc r e at ur e sl i keust oke e pt r a c kof t he m al l .Thi si san i nt e r e s t i ng f ac taboutus and t hel i mi t sofo urc ogni t i ve and mode l i ng pr o we s s .But ,ont ol ogi c al l y ,i ti st hes ameol d ba nalf ac taboutt hei mpor t anc eofor ga ni z at i on i n me c hani s ms .We ha ve adde d onl yt hatwe ha vedi f f i c ul t yke e pi ngt r ac ko fi tal l . Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 20|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t Li ke wi s e ,a c ommon s c i e nt i f i cc ompl ai nt agai ns tr e duc t i oni s t i cr e s e ar c h pr ogr ams i n bi ol ogyandne ur os c i e nc ei st hatonec anmake onl yl i mi t e dpr ogr e s sbys t udyi ngt hepar t sof 25 me c hani s ms i ni s ol at i on f r om one anot he r . Wec ans t udyLTP i nc e l l sgr o wni nac ul t ur e , and wec an s t udy hi ppoc ampalc omput at i ons i nar az or t hi nhi ppoc ampals l i c e ,andwec an s t udy s pat i all e ar ni ngi n hi ghl yc ont r i ve de nvi r onme nt als e t t i ngss uc hasal ar gepoolf i l l e d wi t h mi l ky wat e r( t he Mor r i s wat e r maz e ) . Suc hr e duc t i oni s tpr ac t i c e sar eabs ol ut e l ye s s e nt i alt o pr ogr e s si nt he s c i e nc e s .None t hel e s s ,onee ngage di ns uc hpr ac t i c e smus t( and t ypi c al l ydoe s )be ari nmi ndt hatt hebe ha vi or oft he par t whe ni ti si s ol at e df or e xpe r i me nt alpur pos e smi ghtbeve r ydi f f e r e ntf r om t he be ha vi or t he par te xhi bi t s whe ni ti s wor ki ng i n t he c ont e xt of a me c hani s m. Caus ali nt e r ac t i ons wi t h ot he r par t s oft he me c hani s m andbac kgr oundc ondi t i ons“ i nt he wi l d” mi ght l e ad t o be ha vi or st hat woul d ne ve rbedi s c o ve r e di ns uc hs i mpl i f i e dpr e par at i ons .Thi si san e xt r e me l yi mpor t antpoi nt aboutr e duc t i oni s tr e s e ar c hpr ogr ams( Be c ht e l & Ri c har ds on1993) ,andonemi ghtc hoos et o de s c r i be t hi s we l l kno wn di f f i c ul t y wi t ht he l anguageofe me r ge nc e .Butt hi si sj us tt os a y t hatonec annott r ul yunde r s t andho w ame c hani s m wor ksunt i loneunde r s t andsho w al li t s par t sar e or gani z e dt oge t he rand wor ki ng i n t he r e l e v ant c ondi t i ons , and t hi s we ha ve al r e adys ai dr e pe at e dl y . Ie mphas i z et hebanal i t yoft he s eobs e r v at i ons t os t r e s st ha t ma ny oft he t hi ngs o ne wa nt st os a y aboutor gani z at i on i n bi ol ogi c al s ys t e msc anbes ai dwi t hi nt heme c hani s t i ca ppl i c at i onoft hel e ve lme t aphorwi t ho uti nt r oduc i ng anyt hi ng t hati sme t aphys i c al l y no ve lor s us pe c t .Ast hec ompl e xi t yofame c ha ni s mi nc r e as e s ,t hee pi s t e mi cc hal l e nge swef ac ei ndi s c o ve r i ngand mode l i ngi ti nc r e as easwe l l ,but t hi si sofnos i gni f i c anc ef ort heo nt i cs t r uc t ur e s —t hee nt i t i e s ,ac t i vi t i e s ,andor ga ni z at i onalf e at ur e st ha te xi s ti nt hewor l d. 25Thi si dea ofr educt i on i snott hes t andar d not i on oft heor y r educt i on buts omet hi ng c l os ert o whatEr i k Kandelme ans by t he t er m:c hoos i ng t os t udy compl ex phenomena i n ext r e mel ys i mpl es ys t ems .Wemi ghtc al lt hi se xper i ment alr educt i oni s m. Not s of or s p o ok ye me r g e nc e . Spooky e me r ge nc ei ss pookypr e c i s e l ybe c aus ei ti sc ommi t e dt ot hee xi s t e nc eofhi ghe r l e ve lpr ope r t i e s t hatha venoe xpl anat i oni nt e r mso ft hepar t s , ac t i vi t i e s ,a ndor gani z at i onalf e at ur e soft hes ys t e mi nt her e l e v antc ondi t i ons .Le ve l sofme c hani s msar el e ve l sofo nt i cme c hani s t i ce xpl anaCr a ve r2014) :t he yar ede f i ne di nt e r msof t i on( c ompone nc yandc ons t i t ut i vee xpl ana t or yr e l e v anc e .I ft hate xpl anat or yr e l at i ons hi pi ss e ve r e d, t he nt hes e ns ei nwhi c he me r ge ntpr ope r t i e sar e a ta“ hi ghe rl e ve l ”mus tbeal t oge t he rdi f f e r e nt t hant hec ompos i t i onalnot i onofl e ve l si nl e ve l s ofme c hani s ms .I fonei magi ne st ha tat omsc ompos emol e c ul e s ,whi c h ar eor gani z e di nt oc e l l s , whi c har el i nke di nt one t wor ksf r om whi c hme nt alpr ope r t i e ss pooki l ye me r ge ,t hef i r s tt hr e e s t e psar eupwar ds t e psi nahi e r ar c hyo fl e ve l sof me c ha ni s ms ,butt hel as ti sno t .Theabi l i t yof or gani z at i ont oe l i c i tno ve lc aus alpo we r s( t hat i s ,nonaggr e gat i vebe ha vi or sand pr ope r t i e s )i s unmys t e r i ousbot hi ns c i e nt i f i cc ommon s e ns e and c ommon s e ns e pr ope r( Van Gul i c k 1993; Ki m 1998) .Appe alt os t r ongors pooky e me r ge nc e ,on t he o t he r hand,j us t i f i abl y ar o us e s s us pi c i on.I nde e d,i ti sunc l e arwhy pr ope r t i e s t hat e me r ge i nas pooky f as hi on s houl d be t houg htofashi ghe r l e ve latal l .Pe r hapst he ve r yi de ao fs pookye me r ge nc ei si nc ohe r e nt . 6. 3. 4Mec hani s t i cl ev el sar enotc aus al l y r el at edt ooneanot her Aswi t hl e ve l sofr e al i z at i on,ma nyc ommonas s umpt i onsaboutt henat ur eofc aus at i onwoul d appe art omakec aus alr e l at i onsbe t we e nme c hani s t i cpar t sandt hepr ope r t i e sorbe ha vi or sof whol e ss us pe c t .I t e msatdi f f e r e ntl e ve l so faggr e gat i onandatdi f f e r e ntl e ve l so fme c hani s ms ar ei nt i mat ewi t ho neanot he ri nmuc ht hes ame wa yt ha ti t e msa tdi f f e r e ntl e ve l sofr e al i z at i on ar ei nt i mat e .Le wi si se xpl i c i t .I fC c aus e sE: C and E mus tbedi s t i nc te ve nt s[ i ft he y ar et o be c aus al l yr e l at e d] —and di s t i nc t noto nl yi nt hes e ns eo fnoni de nt i t y but al s oi nt hes e ns eofnono ve r l ap a nd noni mpl i c at i on.I two n’ tdo t os a yt ha tmy s pe aki ngt hi ss e nt e nc ec aus e smys pe aki ng Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 21|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t t hi ss e nt e nc e ;or t hat my s pe aki ng t he whol eofi tc aus e smy s pe aki ng t hef i r s t hal fo fi t ;ort hatmys pe aki ngc aus e smy s pe aki ng i tl oudl y ,orvi c e ve r s a.( Le wi s 2000,p.78) Ther e l e v antki ndo fi nt i mac yf orl e ve l sofme c hani s msi so ve r l apbe t we e nt oke ne ve nt sorpr oc e s s e s .Ther e l at i ons hi p be t we e n LTP and t he ope ni ngofNMDA r e c e pt or sdur i ngLTP i nduc t i on i s di r e c t l y anal ogous t ot he r e l at i ons hi p be t we e ns pe aki ngt hewhol eofas e nt e nc eand s pe aki ngi t sf i r s thal f .Thei nduc t i onofLTP i s par t l yc ons t i t ut e dbyt heope ni ngoft heNMDA r e c e pt or .Thewoul dbec aus ei nt hi st opdo wn c aus alc l ai m al r e ady c ont ai nst hewoul dbee f f e c twi t hi ni t .The r ei snot hi ngaddi t i onalt obe pr oduc e di nt hee f f e c t ;t heoc c ur r e nc eoft hee f f e c ti nc l ude st heoc c ur r e nc eo ft hec aus e . Wha ta bo utt hebo t t o mupc a s e ?Wemi g ht s a yt ha tt hes pa r kpl ug sc a us et hee ng i net or un, a l lt hewhi l ea c kno wl e dg i ngt ha tt hes pa r ki ngo f s pa r kpl ug si spa r to ft heo pe r a t i o no ft hee ng i ne . Thena t ur a l ne s so ft hi sl oc ut i o ni sa tl e a s tpa r t l y duet oa na mbi g ui t yi nt hewa ywec o mmo nl yde s c r i bet hebe ha vi o ro fame c ha ni s ma sawho l e . So me t i me swede s c r i bei ta sa na c t i vi t yo rpr oc e s s t ha ts t a r t swi t ht heme c ha ni s m’ ss e t upc o ndi t i o ns a nd e nds wi t h i t s t e r mi na t i o n c o ndi t i o ns ( Ma c ha me re ta l .2 0 0 0) .Thuswemi g htde s c r i be 2 6 Lo ng Te r m Po t e nt i a t i o na sap r o c e s s o ra c t i vi t y be g i nni ng wi t h r a pi d a nd r e pe a t e d s t i mul us ( c a l l e dat e t a nus )t ot hepr e s yna pt i cne ur o na nd e ndi ng wi t he nha nc e dt r a ns mi s s i o na c r o s st he s yna ps e .Ot he rt i me swede s c r i bet hebe ha vi o ro f t heme c ha ni s ma sawho l e ,t hephe no me no n,a s t hep r o d uc to ft ha tpr oc e s s( o ro neo fi t st e r mi nat i o nc o ndi t i o ns ) .Thuswe mi g hts a yt ha tt he me c ha ni s mo fLo ng Te r m Po t e nt i a t i o n pr oduc e s ap o t e nt i a t e ds y na p s e .Thi swa yo fs pe a ki ngl e a ds ust ot hi nki nt e r mso ft hea nt e c e de ntc a us e so f po t e nt i a t i o n:t het e t a nusi sadi s t a lc a us e ,a ndt he s ubs e que ntc ha ng e si nt heNMDA r e c e pt o ra r e mo r epr o xi ma l .I fwet hi nka bo utt hebe ha vi o ro f t heme c ha ni s mi nt hes e c o ndwa y ,a sapr oduc t ,i t i sna t ur a lt ot hi nko ft heo pe ni ngo ft heNMDA r e c e pt o ra sac a us eo ft hes yna ps e sbe i ngpo t e nt i 26Noti nt heSal mon( 1984)s e ns e ,buti nt hec ol l oqui als e ns eofanunf ol di ngs e que nc eofs t at e sandac t i vi t i e s . a t e d( a ndi nde e di ti s ) .Buti fwet hi nka bo utt he be ha vi o ro ft heme c ha ni s mi nt hef i r s twa y ,a sa n i nput o ut putr e l a t i o ns t a r t i ng wi t ht he t e t a nus a nde ndi ngwi t hapo t e nt i a t e ds yna ps e ,t he ni ti s wr o ngt ot hi nko ft het e t a nuso rt heo pe ni ngo f t he NMDA r e c e pt o ra sa c a us eo ft h a t .The NMDA r e c e pt o ri sapa r to ft ha tc a us a lpr oc e s s . The s ea r et woe qua l l ya c c e pt a bl ewa yso fde s c r i bi ngt her e l a t i o ns hi pbe t we e name c ha ni s ma nda phe no me no n;t he ya r ee a s i l yt r a ns l a t e di nt oo ne a no t he r .Ho we v e r ,i fo nei sc a r e l e s s ,t he s ewa yso f s pe a ki nga ndwr i t i ngi nvi t ee qui v oc a t i o no fpr e c i s e l yt he s o r tt ha twe a r es t r ug g l i ng he r et o a v o i d. Suppo s ewer e pr e s e ntt hei nput o ut putr e l at i o ns hi pc o ns t i t ut i ngLTP a si nt het o po fFi g ur e 5,whe r eIi sat e t a nusa ndO i sas t a bl e ,po t e nt i a t e ds yna ps e .Be ne a t ht hi sa bs t r a c tI Or e l a t i o n i samo r ede t a i l e dde s c r i pt i o no ft hei nt e r me di a t e s t a g e si nt hi sme c ha ni s m:t het e t a nuse xc i t e st he po s t s yna pt i cc e l l( A)whi c h de po l a r i z e si t( B) , c a us e sNMDA r e c e pt o r st oo pe n( C) ,a nds oo n. ( No t hi ngt ur nso nt hef a c tt ha tI ’ v ei de a l i z e dt hi s me c ha ni s ma sa s i ng l e ,s t e pwi s ec a us a lc ha i n. ) No w,s uppo s ewei nt e r v e net oo pe nt heNMDA r e c e pt o r sdi r e c t l ya ndt he r e bypo t e nt i a t et hes yna ps e( a ss ho wni nt het hi r dl i ne ) .Wemi g hts a y t ha tt hi si nt e r v e nt i o ni nduc e dLTP;butwhe nwe s a yt hi s ,we me a nt ha ti t pr oduc e st he e nd pr oduc to ft heme c ha ni s m( i tpo t e nt i a t e st hes yna ps e ) .Wec a nno tc o he r e nt l ya s s e r tt ha ti tc a us e s t hepr oc e s sa sde pi c t e di nt hef i r s tt wol i ne s .Thi s i sf o rt hes i mpl er e a s o nt ha tt hepr oc e s si nt he f i r s tt wol i ne si nc l ude ss t a g e sI ,A,a nd B,a nd t he s ea r ea bs e nti nt hec a us a ls e que nc er e pr e s e nt e di nt het hi r dl i ne .Atmo s twec a ns a yt hei nt e r v e nt i o nc a us e dt hel a s tha l fo ft hepr oc e s s .The NMDA r e c e pt o ri sno tac a us eo ft hepr oc e s so f 2 7 LTP;i ti sac o mpo ne nto ft ha tpr oc e s s . 27Thi sc as ei se as i s tt omakef ori nt e r ve nt i onst hats t ar tt hepr oc e s smi dway .I fani nt e r ve nt i on,i ns t e ad,we r et oaugme ntC and t he r e bypr oduc eamor epot e nt i at e ds ynaps et hanonewoul dot he r wi s ehavehad,t he nc aus all anguagewoul dappe art obeappr opr i at e .Thei nt e r ve nt i on c hange s ,make sa di f f e r e nc et o,t hei nput out putr e l at i ons hi p. The s ec ons i de r at i onsge ne r al i z enat ur al l yt oc l ai msaboutt ype s ofme c hani s t i cpar t sand whol e s .Se par at e l y:Whe n wede s c r i be t hi sr e l at i onasaki ndofpr oduc t i on,l e ve l ss how upasi nt e r me di at ec aus e s .Pe r hapst het e mpt at i on t os pe ak ofl e ve l satal li s l e s s e ne di fone mai nt ai ns t hat pe r s pe c t i ve .But t hi si s not a c hangei nwhati sbe i ngs ai ds omuc hasac hangei nhow i ti sbei ngs ai d. Cr av e r ,C.F.( 2015) .Le v e l s . I nT.Me t z i nge r&J .M.Wi ndt( Eds ) .Ope nMI ND:8( T) .Fr ank f ur tam Mai n:MI ND Gr o up.do i :10. 15502/ 9783958570498 22|26 www. o pe nmi nd. ne t 6. 4 Lev el sofmec hani s msi nr el at i ont o ot herk i ndsofl ev el s Thi sappl i c at i onoft hel e ve l sme t a phor ,ac c or di ng t o whi c hl e ve l sofor ga ni z at i on ar eunde r s t ood i nt e r ms ofl e ve l s ofaggr e gat i on and l e ve l so fme c hani s ms ,t husof f e r sanonons e ns e , ont ol ogi c alpi c t ur et hatc ompor t swe l lwi t ht he ki nds o fe xpl anat or ys t r uc t ur e so ne f i nds i n ne ur os c i e nc e and t hr oughout t he s pe c i als c i e nc e sge ne r al l y . Thi s vi e we s c he ws t he i de at hat l e ve l s ar emonol i t hi cs t r at ai nt hes t r uc t ur eoft he uni ve r s e , wi t h pr opr i e t ar yc aus al l a ws and f or c e s( c ont r at he vi e wi n Wi ms at t ,Oppe nhe i m,and Put nam) .Li ke wi s e ,i tal l o wst hat i t e msathi ghe rl e ve l sha vec aus alpo we r st hat t hi ngsatl o we rl e ve l sdo not ,i nc ont r as tt o l e ve l sofr e al i z at i on.Si ngl es c i e nc e sandt he or i e s mi ght i nve s t i gat e phe nome na at many l e ve l sofor gani z at i on,andan i t e ml oc at e dat one l e ve li ns uc h ac ompos i t i onalhi e r ar c hy mi ghtbe s t udi e d by many s c i e nc e sand de s c r i be di n many t he or i e s .Thi ngsatdi f f e r e nt l e ve l sofor gani z at i on ( aggr e gat i on and me c hani s m)donotc aus al l yi nt e r ac twi t h oneanot he r ,t houghwemi ghtf i ndmor ec ompl i c at e d wa ys ofde s c r i bi ng ho wt he s ei t e ms de pe nd upon one anot he r( s e e Cr a ve r & Be c ht e l .Asar e s ul t ,i fwet hi nkaboutt hewor l d 2007) i nt e r msofl e ve l sofor gani z at i on,wes houl d notbet e mpt e di nt ot hi nki ng t hatt hi ngsat hi ghe rl e ve l sc ont r olor domi nat et hi ngs at l o we rl e ve l s .Le ve l sofor gani z at i on ar e ,i na s e ns e ,l e ve l sofe xpl anat i on,gi ve nt hate xpl anat i onsf ordi f f e r e ntt oppi ngof fphe nome nawi l l of t e n de c ompos et he s ys t e m i nt o al t oge t he r di f f e r e ntpar t swi t hi npar t s .I tmi ghtbedi f f i c ul tt o di s c e r ns uc hl e ve l si ns c i e nt i f i cpr act i c e , and t he or gani z at i on of c ompone nt s mi ghtbeve r yc ompl e x,butnot hi ng e me r ge s f r om l e ve l sofme c hani s mse xc e pti nt hebanal s e ns et hatpar t sor gani z e dt oge t he rdot hi ngs t hatt hepar t sal onec annot .Le ve l sofor gani zat i on,i n ot he rwor ds ,s e e mt oc apt ur emany oft hei nt ui t i onst hatac c ompanyt hei de at hat t hewor l di sor gani z e di nt ol e ve l sbutwi t hout many oft he obj e c t i onabl ee l e me nt sofot he r appl i c at i onsoft he l e ve lme t aphor .The f ac t t hat t he l e ve lme t aphor i s of t e n us e dc ar el e s s l yandde pl o ye di nwa yst hatvi ol at ec ommon s e ns eand me t aphys i c ali de asaboutt he s t r uc t ur eoft hewor l ds houl d notl e adonet o abandont heme t aphore nt i r e l y .Aswe ’ ves e e n, i tc anbegi ve nar e l at i ve l ypr e c i s eandme t aphys i c al l y unobj e c t i onabl ef or mul at i on t hat , i naddi t i on,f i t st hemul t i l e ve ls t r uc t ur e st hat t hemos tadv anc e ds pe c i als c i e nc e ss e e mt obe di s c o ve r i ng. 7 Conc l us i on De s pi t et heubi qui t yofl e ve l st al ki nc ont e mpor ar ys c i e nc eand phi l os ophy ,ve r yl i t t l ehas be e ndonet oc l ar i f yt henot i on.He r eIde f e nd a ki nd of de s c r i pt i ve pl ur al i s m about t he l e ve l sme t aphor :i ti sappl i e dus e f ul l yi nmany c ont e xt st ode s c r i bedi f f e r e ntr e l at a,di f f e r e nt r e l at i ons ,and di f f e r e nts e ns e si n whi c hi t e ms mi ghtbel oc at e datagi ve nl e ve l .Be c aus et he l e ve l s me t aphor i ss o ubi qui t ous and s o pr omi s c uous l y appl i e d,s ome vi gi l anc ei sr equi r e dt o ke e pt heappl i c at i onsdi s t i nc tf r om oneanot he r .Iha vedi s c us s e d onl y af e w appl i c at i ons :l e ve l sofs c i e nc e ,t he or y ,r e al i z at i on, s i z e ,me r e ol ogy ,aggr e gat i on,and me c hani s m. Eve ni nt he s ef e w ke ye xampl e s , we ha ve f oundgoodr e as ont or e mai nvi gi l ant .Thei mpl i c at i onsoft hel e ve lme t aphori noneappl i cat i on onl y oc c as i onal l y t r ans f e r whe n t he me t aphori sappl i e ddi f f e r e nt l y . 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