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Complete Phase I foundations (SOUL-WP-0002)

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Integrate research/foundations notes 001–005 into Terminology, Claims,
bibliography, concept notes, thought experiments, and open questions. Write
phase-i-foundations-synthesis.md, finish SOUL-WP-0002, and mark SOUL-WP-0003
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# Mind
**Status:** provisional
**Working gloss:** Mind = Model (adaptive control through models)
**Status:** retained / refined (Phase I, 2026-08-12)
**Working gloss:** Mind = Model (adaptive control through models)
**See also:** H3, H4, RQ3, RN-001, RN-006
## Working definition
The **Mind** is the adaptive control and model-building dimension of a Being.
The adaptive modeling and regulatory dimension of a Being: how it constructs and
revises models of itself, others, environment, and relationships, and uses them
to guide action.
It constructs actionable representations of self, environment, other beings,
relationships, intentions, possible futures, and consequences of action.
> **Mind = Model**
Models change through interaction. **Co-adaptive model building** is mutual,
recursive modeling among interacting beings.
## Precedents
## Notes for research
| Tradition | Contribution |
|---|---|
| Ashby cybernetics | regulation, variety |
| Conant & Ashby 1970 | good regulator requires a model |
| Extended / distributed cognition | Mind not confined to a single substrate |
| Social cognition (RN-006) | self/other/relation models co-adapt through interaction |
- Prefer model-based control over intelligence or consciousness alone as the
primary foundation for Mind in Soul Frame.
- Connect to cybernetics, predictive processing, active inference, theory of mind.
## Notes
- Prefer model-based control over intelligence or consciousness as foundation.
- “Model” should not be restricted to explicit propositional representation only
(enactive critiques remain open — OQ-055).
- Co-adaptive model building is joint evolution through interaction, not model exchange.
## Open issues
- Definition of "model" precise enough for crosswalk.
- Embodied vs purely informational modeling.
- Minimal model apparatus for a Mind
- Recursive depth for social personhood
- Collective / distributed Mind boundaries (TE-05)
## Sources
`research/foundations/001-*.md`, `Research Note 006 — Social Mind and Co-Adaptive Model Building.md`