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claim:consciousness-and-matter-are-different-aspects-of-the-same-realityConsciousness and matter are different aspects of the same reality.
The identity hypothesis endorsed by von Weizsäcker and supported by Alexander.
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- Extends the gradualist perspective to sentience.
- Discussion on implications.
- A key proposition for the new cosmology: space-matter has the inherent capacity for life and self-connection when centers intensify.
- Gradualism implies that if brains are conscious, so are other tissues with similar mechanisms.
- Calls for consilience across disciplines.