Impenetrability doesn’t isolate basic elements

The requirement that basic elements of functional architecture must be cognitively impenetrable is flawed as many body functions—eg digestion—are cognitively penetrable but still basic, and elements can change levels in the functional hierarchy.

The requirement that basic elements of functional architecture must be cognitively impenetrable is flawed:

  • many functions of the body, such as digestion are cognitively penetrable but still basic to many explanations;
  • the cognitive impenetrability condition assumes a fixed level for elements in the functional architecture. But functional element sometimes change levels in the hierarchy.
Mark Rollins (1989).
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