Comment examines ecological affordances linking science and philosophy, highlighting consciousness' adaptive role across cultures.
This comment examines ecological affordances as a bridge between science and philosophy. Building on Gibson's insights, Ko and Neuberg's framework presents consciousness as an adaptive, generative capacity. However, it currently risks oversimplifying life stages and cultural variability. Greater attention to cultural evolution and cross-cultural variation reveals consciousness as an adaptive skill, with generativity central to the future of human identity.
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