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Lecture1
In(4)wehaveacomplexconfiguration.A,B,andCareelementsofthis
complexconfiguration,andeachofthoseisinternallycomplex;Aconsistsof
x,y,andz,forexample.Wecanlookatdifferentaspectsofitfromdifferent
perspectives.Ifwe’retalkingaboutthestructureofA,asourtargetofanalysis,
wecanignoretheresttoacertaindegreeandjustconsideritsintrinsicor
internalorganization.ButifwewanttotalkaboutthefunctionofA,wecan
moreorlessignoreitsinternalconfigurationandconcentrateonextrinsic
values,theplaceofthestructurewithinalargerwhole.Orifwegodown
alevelandtalkaboutthefunctionofx,thenwejustinvokeA,background
therest,andconsiderxinrelationtoyandzaspartofA.Butit’sallactivity,
andintheendyouhavetocharacterizetheentireconfiguration.
(4)Structurevs.functionasamatterofperspective
(a)Complexconfiguration
x
A
y
z
B
C
(b)StructureofA
x
A
y
z
B
C
(c)FunctionofA
x
A
y
z
B
C
(d)Functionofx
x
A
y
z
B
C
