Vitalism vs Mechanism Dissolved
The vitalism-mechanism debate (is life reducible to physics or does it require a vital force?) is dissolved by the τ-framework: Category τ provides a third…
Life
Consequence reframing
FORM
Book VI
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Manuscript
Life cascade
In plain language
The vitalism-mechanism debate (is life reducible to physics or does it require a vital force?) is dissolved by the τ-framework: Category τ provides a third…
Overview
The vitalism-mechanism debate (is life reducible to physics or does it require a vital force?) is dissolved by the τ-framework: Category τ provides a third option — life is non-reducible emergence at E₂ without any vital substance.
Result Statement
Vitalism vs mechanism dissolved: τ provides non-reductive emergence without vital substance. Third option beyond both. Status: Internally addressed.