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The foundation of all Natural computation is abstraction. In this, Nature uses natural logic, which has unavoidable consequences. Science and thought, in general, use abstract logic, which is inconsequential. We consider the mutation of instincts to goals in living systems, and the relation of abstraction to fear-learning. A primary feature of organism operations is the ability to switch between natural and abstract logics: all in all, abstraction is a major facilitator of life. We illustrate the nature of abstraction in a model hierarchy as a scaled set of entity-ecosystem pairs. A vital aspect of abstraction is embodiment. All organizational levels of an organism will be embodied. Rosen’s (M,R) systems are the result of an embodied approach to life, and in addition to providing a model of a hierarchy’s inter-scalar regions, they are also capable of representing the scaled entity-ecosystem coupling.
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Cottam, R., Ranson, W. (2017). Under the Hood. In: Bridging the Gap between Life and Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74533-6_10
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