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The concept that cognition—the processing of information, formation of representations, and adaptation based on feedback—is a universal property of all physical systems. It extends beyond even biological intelligence to include the "cognitive" behaviors of non-living systems: a river "finds" the path of least resistance, a crystal "selects" its lattice structure, a star "balances" fusion and gravity. Pancognition argues that cognition is not a special faculty of brains but a fundamental characteristic of matter in motion, redefining cognition as the capacity to register and respond to information.
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