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framework:synthetic-morphologySynthetic Morphology
Framework for bioengineering via active and agential matter; cited as relevant unification domain.
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Thinkers (2)
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- Michael Levinassociated_withstudies
- Jamie DaviesstudiesCo-author with Levin on synthetic morphology.
Concepts (3)
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- Morphogenesisassociated_withProcess by which cellular collectives generate large-scale structure and form; presented as a collective intelligence problem.
- HybrotscitesLiving brains instrumentized to control artificial bodies; example of chimeric technology producing novel embodiments
- CyborgscitesBeings with tight integration of biological tissues and engineered inorganic interfaces.
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- Collective Morphogenesismembers_of
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- Core argumentative position: sentience assessment should focus on behavior, not substrate composition; extends to AI and robotic systems.
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- Synthetic morphology with agential materials (Davies & Levin, Nature Reviews Bioengineering 2023)concept0.809Paper on engineering with agential biological materials
- The ideal anatomical pattern (e.g., smiling face) that cells aim to achieve.
- Using body shape and material properties to perform computations, blurring mind-body distinctions.
- Engineering discipline constructing novel biological parts and systems.
- Proposed common ancestral function unifying neural and non-neural signaling (Fields et al. 2020).
- Artificial or bioengineered systems that may be candidates for unconventional minds.
- The claim that living structures inevitably share a recognizable morphological character arising from truthful unfolding.