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question:what-is-the-minimal-degree-of-consciousness-is-there-a-true-zero-on-the-scaleWhat is the minimal degree of consciousness? Is there a true zero on the scale?
Open question about whether consciousness continuum extends to inanimate matter.
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extracted_from(2022) · Michael Levin
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- Applies the multi-scale agency view to human cognition, suggesting non-unitary selves.
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- TAME's implication that sentience accompanies goal-directed activity, with minimal versions present in particles and scaling up in organized systems.
- Extends the gradualist perspective to sentience.
- Consciousness also comes in degrees and kinds, and is fundamentally tied to goal-directed activity.claim0.790TAME's gradualist stance extends to sentience; goal-directedness is the key.
- The state of having subjective experiences; there is something it is like to be the subject.
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- aboutblank_kbDoes consciousness contain a true zero on its continuum, or only infinitesimal levels?questions/does-consciousness-contain-a-true-zero-on-its.md0.846
- aboutblank_kbDoes consciousness contain a true zero value or only infinitesimal levels?questions/does-consciousness-contain-a-true-zero-value-or.md0.836
- aboutblank_kbWhat are the minimal physical requirements for consciousness to exist?questions/what-are-the-minimal-physical-requirements-for-consciousness.md0.816