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Computation is fundamentally substrate-dependent; energy efficiency is the constraint that induces multiscale, scale-integrated computation.

Core assertion distinguishing biological computationalism from functionalism; rejects simulation-instantiation equivalence.

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Design principles for care-centered systems
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Cross-scale frameworks linking spatial patterns, diagrams, and simplicity as expressions of care in design.
Living systems as 21st-century machines
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Reconceptualizes life and biological complexity through modern computational principles—substrate-dependence, multiscale integration, irreducibility—rather than mechanical reductionism, bridging xenobiology and machine learning circa 2020s.

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Simulation-Instantiation Problem
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Simulating biological computation on digital hardware is fundamentally different from instantiating it; SpiNNaker example shows digital neuromorphic systems miss consciousness-relevant properties.

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Can digital systems approximate biological computation closely enough that functional equivalence implies experiential equivalence?
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Open tension: if artificial fluidic memristors succeed, is the relevant property substrate-independence or substrate-type (biological vs. silicon)?

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Three criteria for consciousness-capable substrates: hybrid computation, scale-inseparability with metabolic embedding, dynamico-structural co-determination.hypothesis0.787
Proposed necessary conditions for any substrate (biological or artificial) to support consciousness; integrates discrete-continuous, multiscale, and adaptive properties.
Is Cognition Fundamentally Substrateindependent Or Are There Constraintsquestion0.774
Cognition and learning are substrate-independent.quote0.746
Bold, load-bearing tenet of the paper's framework.
It is functions all the way down: physical substrate refers only to a particular representational medium implemented as discernible differencesclaim0.745
Radical functionalist claim grounding computationalism: no substrate is metaphysically privileged over its functional description
Explicitly parallel programs are not inherently harder to design or understand than functional specifications.claim0.745
C-Linda DNA comparison is comparable in length and clarity to Crystal; pragmatic runtime granularity control outweighs compiler optimization ideals.
Biological computation (scale-inseparable, hybrid dynamics)concept0.742
Computation is a game of empowerment and, therefore, the investment in opening the design process remains a critical challenge for contemporary architecture.claim0.742
Final normative claim: computation’s nature as a game demands architectural openness, a challenge yet to be met.
What Are The Substrateindependent Computational Principles Enabling Cognitionquestion0.741

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