Experiments

Experiment 9: Proto-Normativity

Question: Does the viability gradient generate structural normativity?

Result: Null. No $\Delta V$ asymmetry between cooperative and competitive contexts. But $\intinfo_{\text{social}} \gg \intinfo_{\text{isolated}}$ (~4.9 vs ~3.1). Social context increases integration regardless of interaction type. Normativity requires agency — the capacity to act otherwise.

Source code

v13_normativity.py — Normativity measurement
v13_normativity_run.py — Runner