# Glossary bridge — Deppert ↔ Soul Frame

**Status:** draft after full read  
**Rule:** prefer “no good map” over false friends.

| Deppert term | English gloss | Soul Frame candidate | Fit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebewesen | living being | Being / autonomous individual | partial | Deppert = open system + survival problem; SF Being adds personhood + address + recognition |
| Offenes / dissipatives System | open / dissipative system | operational openness of Body/Being | good | Aligns with non-isolation of systems |
| Überlebensproblem | survival problem | endogenous viability (B5); self-maintenance | good | Core of Deppert’s life criterion |
| Wahrnehmungsfunktion | perception function | Body (sensing) | good | |
| Erkenntnisfunktion | recognition/assessment function | Mind (modeling threat/value) | partial | Deppert frames as danger-assessment specifically |
| Maßnahmebereitstellung | measure readiness | Mind (planning repertoire) | partial | |
| Maßnahmedurchführung | measure execution | Body (action) | good | |
| Energiebereitstellung | energy supply | Body / infrastructure | good | Substrate metabolism; AI analogue unclear |
| **Bewusstsein** (as coupling org.) | consciousness as coupling | **Mind + organizational integration**, *not* SF “consciousness” | **poor / dangerous false friend** | Central collision |
| Überlebenswille | will to survive | intentional organization; viability drive | partial | SF lacks “will” as primitive |
| Attraktor | attractor | goal-state / model of preferred futures | partial | Useful EXTEND candidate |
| Emergenz | emergence | multi-level Being / integration | good | |
| Weltbild | world-picture | World Model (SM1) + narrative integration | partial | Deppert uses as *threshold for human consciousness* |
| Mythisches Weltbild | mythical world-picture | social models of superior wills | orthogonal-ish | Cultural Mind content |
| Individualitätsbewusstsein | individuality-consciousness | descriptive personhood + social self; cultural | partial | Maps better to personhood than consciousness |
| Kulturelles Lebewesen | cultural living being | nested Being / collective (TE-05) | partial | Strong EXTEND for social systems as beings |
| Unterwürfigkeitsbewusstsein | subordinate consciousness | hierarchical multi-level models | partial | Nested individuality |
| Innere Existenz / Würde | inner existence / dignity | moral personhood (separate SF layer) | partial | SF keeps moral separate |
| religio / Rückbindung | binding-back | commitments / normative continuity | partial | Ethical, not ontological core |
| Zentralattraktor | central attractor | self-model / top-level goals | partial | Libet reinterpretation device |
| Freier Wille | free will | agency / responsibility-tracking (P11) | partial | Deppert: will bound to aims; not uncaused |
| Bewusstseinsidentität | consciousness-identity | Identity / character continuity | unclear | Brief phrase p.95–96 |