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Insentience (Noun)

Meaning

Lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • The theory of insentience proposed that some lower life forms lack the ability to feel pain or discomfort.
  • Plants exhibit insentience, responding to environmental stimuli through instinct rather than conscious thought.
  • In contrast to animals, machines possess insentience, functioning without the capacity for sensation or subjective experience.
  • Some scientists argue that certain microorganisms demonstrate insentience, existing as purely chemical and physical entities.
  • Philosophers have long debated the existence of insentience in artificial intelligence systems, questioning whether true consciousness is possible.

Antonyms

  • Sentience

Hypernyms

  • Lifelessness

Related Words

  • Insentient (adjective)
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