Life and adaptation
Organization
Parts with different jobs belonging to a functioning whole.
The big idea
Stephenson describes organization in terms of the contribution each part makes. This helps explain why his account of Innate focuses on maintaining active organization. The point for a beginner is the relationship between a part’s role and the needs of the whole.
An everyday illustration
In a kitchen, preparing ingredients, cooking, and serving have different jobs. Each contribution affects the shared result.
An original illustration to help explain the idea, not a quotation or evidence of a biological mechanism.
In the author’s words
“Every tissue cell and organ has an office to fulfill as a part of the organization.”
1927 edition · PDF page 211
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Read it in context
Article 230 expands on the shorter principles about organized matter and Innate’s mission. It makes the relationship among parts explicit.
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