| Sumario: | This article presents a philosophical paradigm shift grounded in cellular biology, repositioning life, rather than human consciousness, as the ontological and epistemological foundation for understanding and participating in reality. Drawing on emerging research in bioelectricity, cognition-based evolution, systems biology, and process philosophy, this work explores seven interconnected pillars that together constitute a cell-based paradigm: self-organization, teleodynamic intelligence, bioelectric communication, scaling vitality, observer-participancy, affirmative vitalism, and humble humanism. This shift challenges anthropocentric paradigms by explicating that cellular intelligence exhibits purposive behavior, adaptive problem-solving, and distributed cognition, all without requiring human consciousness or centralized control. It delineates how these systematic principles scale from molecular to planetary and, in all probability, cosmic dimensions, offering novel perspectives on environmental interactions, social organization, and emerging technologies. It is anticipated that this cell-based paradigm, which bridges empirical science and philosophical inquiry, can provide practical guidance for navigating complex systems characterized by distributed intelligence, emergent properties, and creative advancement through pluralistic exploration rather than optimization toward overly simplistic singular solutions.
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