"... science stands to gain from science-oriented philosophy. For instance, neglect of the level structure of reality is likely to lead to either error or a dead end."

"People can join to form either crowds, such as political constituencies, or organizations (systems), such as political parties. Whereas crowds are structureless, organizations have definite structures, as well as other systemic or emergent properties. Crowds may gather around external events such as large fires or soccer matches: they may not be held together by strong bonds among their components, whence they may disperse as soon as the attracting event ceases. By contrast, the constituents of a system, from molecule to business firm, are held together by bonds. That is why they last, however shortly."

"Definition 1.3. The structure (or organization or architecture) of an object is the collection or relations among its components."

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