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The present paper is an extension of Elstrup (Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, doi:10.1007/s12124-009-9095-x, 2009). Primarily, it is argued that the model presented in ‘The ways of humans’ describes the functional foundation of an emergent hierarchy and therefore cannot be reduced to its elements. Next, some ideas concerning the language mechanism, sense making and common sense are developed. Finally, it is argued that the scientific exploration of human development needs a unit of measurement. It is suggested that this unit can be found in time dependent sense making.
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Elstrup, O. The Ways of Humans: The Emergence of Sense and Common Sense Through Language Production. Integr. psych. behav. 44, 82–95 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-009-9110-2
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