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Replicas
A taxonomy of bodies that produce your consciousness.
Identical replicas are bodies whose structure produces your ixperiencitness. They come in many varieties. The book devotes an entire appendix to mapping them. The pages below are the canonical reference.
Concepts in this Hub
Identireplica
An identical replica. A body whose structure and functioning are identical to yours at a moment in time. The simplest case the theory examines.
ReplicasCidentireplica
A continuing identical replica. A body that maintains structure and functioning identical to yours over time. Both bodies produce the same awarepath simultaneously.
ReplicasVidentireplica
A diverging identical replica. A body that begins identical to you but is allowed to drift naturally over time, becoming gradually different.
ReplicasFidentireplica
A fragmented identical replica. A body that produces only part of your ixperiencitness. The book argues this is the most common form of you-ness persistence: your influence on children, students, and
ReplicasEnhaidentireplica
An enhanced identical replica. A body that produces your ixperiencitness but with capabilities you do not have. Future, augmented versions of you.
ReplicasInsidentireplica
An instantaneously formed identical replica. A body created in its final state with no causal continuity to the original. Useful for testing whether causal continuity matters for identity.
Where this Shows Up in the Book
- Chapter 11. The Identical Replica
- Chapter 12. The Continuing Replica And The Paradox It Creates
- Chapter 13. The Teleporter Problem
- Chapter 24. Enhanced Versions Of You
- Chapter 25. The Fragmented You: Consciousness Distributed Across Billions
Go all the way
The book treats replicas in full, including the moves and counter-moves this site only sketches.