H6: The Multi-Scale Autopoiesis Hypothesis — Refinement Log
Session 4: Smith & Bedau's proposed 8th CAS property (the ability of emergent interacting components to create and flexibly maintain their own boundaries) is autopoiesis — independent corroboration from a different starting point (empirical study of Echo vs. our ANT/stigmergy path).
Topic: multi-scale autopoiesis — the interaction network itself as a candidate higher-level actor
Refinement (Session 4)
Smith & Bedau's proposed 8th CAS property — "the ability of emergent interacting components to create and flexibly maintain their own boundaries" — is autopoiesis. They identified it independently from a different starting point (empirical study of Echo vs. our ANT/stigmergy path). This is strong corroboration.