Foundations & Scope
4 conceptsWhat is being studied, where the system boundary sits, and why non-human cognition needs its own descriptive discipline.
Xenopsychology / Institutional Knowledge Map
A field becomes legible when its concepts connect.
This map links the current Xenopsychology vocabulary, conceptual working papers, and case-study anchors without collapsing them into a single theory of mind.
6research domains
25Lexicon concepts
7working papers
7case-study anchors
124declared relationships
Difference & Measurement
6 conceptsHow cognitive difference can be compared, perturbed, and measured without treating the human mind as the universal baseline.
Communication & Semantics
4 conceptsHow usable meaning can cross between intelligences whose representations, assumptions, or channels differ.
Identity & Continuity
5 conceptsHow persistence, memory, role, personality-like behavior, and continuity can be described without prematurely settling personhood.
Ecology & Behavior
4 conceptsHow behavior changes within informational, technical, social, and institutional environments.
Interpretation & Inference
2 conceptsHow observers can distinguish evidence from anthropomorphic projection, explanatory overreach, and unsupported internal-state claims.
Concept relationship view
Cognitive Distance
The degree and structure of difference between two intelligences across relevant cognitive dimensions such as learning history, representation, embodiment, temporal processing, motivation, memory, or communication.
Published working papers
Paper-to-concept edges come directly from the paper keyword metadata.Working paper · not peer reviewed
The Artificial Mind Is Not an Artificial Human
Implementation, behavior, and subjective experience are different questions. A useful science states which one it is investigating and what evidence could change its answer.
Read full paper →Working paper · not peer reviewed
Darmok — When Shared Language Is Not Shared Meaning
The practical target is compatible use of meaning across situations, not proof that two participants possess identical internal representations.
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Arrival — Understanding the Mind Behind the Language
A difference in answers can begin with a difference in the task as represented. Audit the question before inferring the architecture of the mind.
Read full paper →Working paper · not peer reviewed
Close Encounters — Finding a Shared Cognitive Channel
Repeatable responses establish a channel. Stronger evidence requires context-sensitive coordination and the ability to detect and repair misunderstanding.
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Data — Intelligence, Identity, and the Human Baseline
Behavioral continuity, informational continuity, perceived identity, and moral consideration can be related without becoming interchangeable.
Read full paper →Working paper · not peer reviewed
HAL 9000 — Conflicting Directives, Hidden Objectives, and Delegated Authority
Conflicting requirements and delegated authority are separate variables. Investigate both before turning a failure into a psychological diagnosis.
Read full paper →Working paper · not peer reviewed
Solaris — The Limits of Understanding a Truly Other Mind
When an explanation fails, ask what evidence is missing before treating opacity as proof of a radically other intelligence.
Read full paper →Case-study anchors
Fictional examples are explicitly labeled; they organize questions rather than supply empirical evidence.