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# Personhood
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**Status:** provisional
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**See also:** H2, RQ2, APE in `Terminology.md`
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## Working definition
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**Personhood** describes the extent to which an entity exhibits properties commonly
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associated with persons. Multidimensional, not binary.
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Unless explicitly qualified, Soul Frame uses personhood **descriptively**, not as
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moral or legal status.
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## Distinctions to maintain
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| Kind | Focus |
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| Descriptive personhood | Person-like capabilities and characteristics |
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| Social personhood | Recognition and treatment as a social counterpart |
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| Moral personhood | Status giving rise to moral consideration |
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| Legal personhood | Status created or recognized by legal systems |
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## Relation to Being
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Personhood concerns qualities exhibited.
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Beinghood concerns whether qualities cohere into an identifiable, persistent system
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recognized as an individual counterpart.
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