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While '''sentience''' is defined as the ability to perceive or feel, science fiction, including "[[Doctor Who]]," typically define it as having [[human]] level [[consciousness]].<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305700236_Sentience_in_Science_Fiction</ref> According to [[Jingo Linx]], the variety of sentient life forms was infinite. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''); and all sentient beings had an entry in the [[Fatality Index]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'') | While '''sentience''' is defined as the ability to perceive or feel, science fiction, including "[[Doctor Who]]," typically define it as having [[human]] level [[consciousness]].<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305700236_Sentience_in_Science_Fiction</ref> According to [[Jingo Linx]], the variety of sentient life forms was infinite. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''); and all sentient beings had an entry in the [[Fatality Index]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'') | ||
[[Time Lord]]s made many sentient objects, including their [[chapterhouse]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow ( | [[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]]'') | ||
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]]"). | 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]]"). | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 26 February 2024
While sentience is defined as the ability to perceive or feel, science fiction, including "Doctor Who," typically define it as having human level consciousness.[1] According to Jingo Linx, the variety of sentient life forms was infinite. (TV: The Time Warrior); and 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)
