An example of an analogy used by a scientist:
"If an external organ harbours a complete reflex arc, one can properly call this a 'reflex person'. Sea urchins have a great number of such reflex persons which perform their reflex tasks without central direction, each on its own….Although many reflex persons act together, they work completely independently of one another….One can therefore speak of a 'reflex republic' in which, in spite of the complete autonomy of all reflex persons, a total civil peace reigns, for the tender suction feet of the sea urchin are never fallen upon by the biting, rasping pincers, which would otherwise grab any other approaching object."
Jakob von Uexküll
Uexküll, J. v. (1934/2010). A Foray into the Worlds of Animals
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