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Biological Naturalism

Searle and Seth's position that consciousness requires specific biological/autopoietic processes; explicitly rejected by CIMC on functionalist grounds

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Concepts (1)

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  • Substrate Independence
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    Idea that functions can be achieved without contingency of particular material or physical medium; used to argue sentience need not require neural tissue.

Frameworks (1)

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  • Computational Functionalism
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    Hypothesis that some class of computations suffices for consciousness; central assumption for AI consciousness route.

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  • Biological Computationalismconcept0.888
    Core theoretical framework: consciousness requires hybrid (discrete + continuous), scale-inseparable, metabolically embedded computation distinct from von Neumann architecture.
  • Biological Individualityconcept0.799
    Central concept challenged in paper; traditionally defined by genetic identity or evolutionary units but shown to be more about cognitive organization and information integration.
  • Biological Softwareconcept0.774
    The paper's characterization of living organisms' causal patterns as software — evolving, self-organizing, self-perpetuating, agentic — distinct from engineered code
  • Computationalismframework0.769
    Position that all phenomena can be fully captured as discrete and finite state transitions; grounded in mathematical constructivism
  • Functionalismframework0.759
    Epistemological position that what any phenomenon is is its causal/operational role; rejects hidden essence; foundational to CIMC's stance
  • Natural system of symmetriesconcept0.752
    A hierarchy of approximate symmetries that is balanced, comfortable, and characteristic of life; the specific balance that distinguishes living from dead structure.
  • Physicalismconcept0.752
    The hypothesis that physics defines a causally closed mechanistic lowest level of nature, and everything observable is coarse-grained patterns in this physical reality
  • Organicismframework0.752
    Philosophical framework emphasizing wholeness, non-reductionism, and unique emergent features of life systems.