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| author | King, Alison Jane |
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| contents | <p>This version presents a revised and substantially clarified formulation of the C–A Framework, introducing a two-threshold model of emergent awareness.</p> <p>The manuscript formalises awareness as a threshold-dependent property of system organisation and distinguishes between two empirically tractable transitions: (i) the emergence of experiential awareness (A₁) from biological organisation (B), and (ii) the emergence of recursive awareness (A₂), defined by self-referential modelling within an already integrated system.</p> <p>Key updates in this version include:</p> <ul> <li>explicit formalisation of two organisational thresholds (μ₁ and μ₂)</li> <li>clearer separation between experiential awareness (A₁) and recursive awareness (A₂)</li> <li>expanded testable predictions, including differential stability and recovery dynamics between A₁ and A₂</li> <li>improved alignment with empirical findings from sleep, anaesthesia, and developmental research</li> <li>refinement of terminology and structure to strengthen clarity and internal consistency</li> </ul> <p>These revisions aim to present the framework as a more precise and empirically grounded contribution, with clearly defined conditions for testing the emergence and variation of awareness across systems.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Distinguishing Consciousness from Awareness: A Two-Threshold Model of Emergent Awareness King, Alison Jane consciousness cognitive complexity recursive self-modelling complex systems philosophy of mind consciousness studies c-a distinction evolution integration threshold testable proto organisation awareness c-a framework consciousness vs awareness emergence of awareness evolutionary consciousness testable consciousness theory <p>This version presents a revised and substantially clarified formulation of the C–A Framework, introducing a two-threshold model of emergent awareness.</p> <p>The manuscript formalises awareness as a threshold-dependent property of system organisation and distinguishes between two empirically tractable transitions: (i) the emergence of experiential awareness (A₁) from biological organisation (B), and (ii) the emergence of recursive awareness (A₂), defined by self-referential modelling within an already integrated system.</p> <p>Key updates in this version include:</p> <ul> <li>explicit formalisation of two organisational thresholds (μ₁ and μ₂)</li> <li>clearer separation between experiential awareness (A₁) and recursive awareness (A₂)</li> <li>expanded testable predictions, including differential stability and recovery dynamics between A₁ and A₂</li> <li>improved alignment with empirical findings from sleep, anaesthesia, and developmental research</li> <li>refinement of terminology and structure to strengthen clarity and internal consistency</li> </ul> <p>These revisions aim to present the framework as a more precise and empirically grounded contribution, with clearly defined conditions for testing the emergence and variation of awareness across systems.</p> |
| title | Distinguishing Consciousness from Awareness: A Two-Threshold Model of Emergent Awareness |
| topic | consciousness cognitive complexity recursive self-modelling complex systems philosophy of mind consciousness studies c-a distinction evolution integration threshold testable proto organisation awareness c-a framework consciousness vs awareness emergence of awareness evolutionary consciousness testable consciousness theory |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19702807 |