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Does the continuum of cognition contain a true '0'?

Asks if there can be a complete absence of cognition/consciousness in any system.

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Technological Approach to Mind Everywhere: An Experimentally-Grounded Framework for Understanding Diverse Bodies and Minds

(2022) · Michael Levin

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There is no binary distinction between 'true cognition' and 'just physics'—only continuous variation in cognitive capacity.
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Core interpretive position of TAME: gradualism replaces categorical thinking about agency and cognition.

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Does The Continuum Of Cognition Contain A Truequestion0.904
There is no clear bright line demarcating true cognition from metaphorical as-if cognition; cognition exists on a continuum.claim0.844
Core TAME claim rejecting binary categories; supported by evolutionary biology and recent bioengineering.
"Continuum of cognitive capacities—no binary categories, no bright line separating true cognition from 'just physics.'"quote0.837
Core tenet of TAME from Table 1; foundational to gradualist approach to cognition across all substrates.
Does Consciousness Contain A True Zero On Itsquestion0.828
Intelligence and cognition exist on a continuum; modern bioscience offers no support for clean bright-line distinctions between cognitive and non-cognitive beings.claim0.816
Anti-essentialism claim: questions like 'is it cognitive?' are scientifically unjustified; modern view must ask 'what kind' and 'how much'.
Does Consciousness Contain A True Zero Value Orquestion0.810
Consciousness also comes in degrees and kinds, consistent with the gradualist framework; there may be no true zero.claim0.779
TAME's implication that sentience accompanies goal-directed activity, with minimal versions present in particles and scaling up in organized systems.
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Does the continuum of cognition contain a true zero or only infinitesimal levels?questions/does-the-continuum-of-cognition-contain-a-true.md0.877
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Does consciousness contain a true zero on its continuum, or only infinitesimal levels?questions/does-consciousness-contain-a-true-zero-on-its.md0.844