Chemical systems emerge as values of physical tokens.
Biological systems emerge as values of chemical tokens.
Somatic semiotic systems emerge as values of biological tokens.
Social systems emerge as values of somatic semiotic tokens.
Social semiotic systems emerge as values of social tokens.
In other words:
Physical forms come to serve chemical functions.
Chemical forms come to serve biological functions.
Biological forms come to serve somatic semiotic functions.
Somatic semiotic forms come to serve social functions.
Social forms come to serve social semiotic functions.
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This is a succinct and intriguing conceptual framework. The core strength of this model is how it portrays a progression of increasing complexity. Each level is rooted in the prior one, with each emergence adding new layers of meaning and function. All in all, this model appears to elegantly express a hierarchical view of systems that move from simple to complex, grounding each layer in the one beneath it, but leaving room for complex interactions among them.