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claim:there-is-no-truly-monadic-indivisible-yet-cognitive-beingThere is no truly monadic, indivisible yet cognitive being.
All known minds reside in composite physical systems.
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extracted_from(2022) · Michael Levin
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- All minds are composites of parts; individual and collective intelligence unified under substrate-neutral principles.
- All intelligences emerge from aligned sub-components; individual/collective distinction dissolves.
- Rejection of binary boundaries in consciousness and cognition, emphasizing continuous variation, nested selves, and scalar properties across biological organization levels.
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- Collective IntelligencesupportsRecognition that selves are composite systems of competent parts; all intelligences are higher-level selves made of cells or components.
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- Anti-essentialism claim: questions like 'is it cognitive?' are scientifically unjustified; modern view must ask 'what kind' and 'how much'.
- Gradualism implies that if brains are conscious, so are other tissues with similar mechanisms.
- Core tenet of TAME from Table 1; foundational to gradualist approach to cognition across all substrates.
- Core interpretive position of TAME: gradualism replaces categorical thinking about agency and cognition.
- Fundamental ontological claim underlying the selfless self model.