Dimensions

Structure/Symbol

Experience

Organism

Informational Holon

Social Organization

Zero

Point

Self-world unity

Multicellular associations (e.g., slime mold)

None

None

One

Line

Self-other distinction

Primitive invertebrates (e.g., hydra)

Neural net

Simple ecosystems (heterosocieties)

Two

Plane or surface

Self, others in plane or surface

Higher invertebrates (e.g., insects)

Neural ganglion

Ecosystems (heterosocieties)

Three

Space

Self, others in space

Lower vertebrates (e.g., fish, amphibians, reptiles)

Diencephalon

Complex ecosystems (heterosocieties)

Four

3D object moving in linear time

Self, others as behavior patterns

Birds, mammals

Limbic system

Simple homosocieties (families, bands)

Five

4D object repeated in single moment of linear time

Self, others as permanent concepts

Higher primates

Cerebral cortex

Complex homosocieties