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[[Sister]] [[Corvin]] wrote a [[thesis]] entitled "[[The Echo of Life]]", concerning the migration of '''sentience'''. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') According to [[Jingo Linx]], the variety of sentient life forms was infinite. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'')
According to [[Jingo Linx]], the variety of '''sentient''' [[life form]]s was infinite. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') All sentient beings had an entry in the [[Fatality Index]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'')


By the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], [[Davros]], creator of the [[Dalek]]s, was deemed by [[Tyssan]] to have committed "[[crime]]s against the whole of sentient creation", for which he was to stand [[trial]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
[[Time Lord]]s made many sentient objects, including their [[chapterhouse]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') [[TARDIS]]es, and many of their [[weapon]]s. This included [[the Hush]] and [[the Moment]], both weapons used in the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Air (audio story)|Dead Air]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')


According to [[Rafando]], all sentient beings had an entry in the [[Fatality Index]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'')
In [[New Earth]] it is mentioned that [[Sister]] [[Corvin]] wrote a [[thesis]] entitled "[[The Echo of Life]]", concerning the migration of sentience ([[TV]]: "[[New Earth]]").


As recalled by the [[Eleventh General]], [[the Moment]] was a weapon so powerful that its operating system became sentient. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
By the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], [[Davros]], creator of the [[Dalek]]s, was deemed by [[Tyssan]] to have committed "[[crime]]s against the whole of sentient creation", for which he was to stand [[trial]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')


The [[Headless Monks]] paid [[Dorium Maldovar]] in [[sentient money]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Prequel (A Good Man Goes to War)]]'')
The [[Headless Monks]] paid [[Dorium Maldovar]] in [[sentient money]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Prequel (A Good Man Goes to War)]]'')
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[[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]] was a sentient [[asteroid]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')
[[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]] was a sentient [[asteroid]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
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* Though the original philosophical definition of "sentience" focused on the ability to feel, as distinct from the ability to reason, the term is often used in science-fiction and fantasy to refer to beings possessing [[consciousness]] akin to a human's, which is the meaning which seems to be reflected by the term's use in ''Doctor Who'' fiction.
 
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 21 October 2024

Sentience

According to Jingo Linx, the variety of sentient life forms was infinite. (TV: The Time Warrior) All sentient beings had an entry in the Fatality Index. (TV: Extremis)

Time Lords made many sentient objects, including their chapterhouses, (PROSE: Lungbarrow) TARDISes, and many of their weapons. This included the Hush and the Moment, both weapons used in the Last Great Time War. (AUDIO: Dead Air; TV: The Day of the Doctor)

In New Earth it is mentioned that Sister Corvin wrote a thesis entitled "The Echo of Life", concerning the migration of sentience (TV: "New Earth").

By the Dalek-Movellan War, Davros, creator of the Daleks, was deemed by Tyssan to have committed "crimes against the whole of sentient creation", for which he was to stand trial. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)

The Headless Monks paid Dorium Maldovar in sentient money. (TV: Prequel (A Good Man Goes to War))

House was a sentient asteroid. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)