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concept:how-can-the-events-in-space-and-time-which-take-place-within-the-spatial-boundary-of-a-living-organism-be-accounted-for-by-physics-and-chemistryHow can the events in space and time which take place within the spatial boundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?
Erwin Schrödinger's foundational question; Friston argues the answer is: through the existence of a boundary itself.
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- Life as we know itmentions
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