Machine-readable navigation map for Consciousness as Mechanics (CaM). Contains complete metadata, structural relationships, and canonical URLs for all 9 Core Papers, 9 Bridge Essays, 11 Sci-Comm Chapters, and Executive Synthesis. Includes term glossary with source mapping and reading paths. Points to canonical sources only; does not replace them.

This chapter tackles the ancient Problem of Other Minds and shows how to replace paralyzing skepticism with auditable, Bayesian governance. Using priors, the 4C Test, risk‑asymmetric thresholds, and the Consciousness Status Report (CSR), it turns “Is it conscious?” into a structured procedure for justified protection of humans, animals, AI, and institutions