  This paper proposes a specific conceptualization of intelligence as
computation. This conceptualization is intended to provide a unified view for
all disciplines of intelligence research. Already, it unifies several
conceptualizations currently under investigation, including physical, neural,
embodied, morphological, and mechanical intelligences. To achieve this, the
proposed conceptualization explains the differences among existing views by
different computational paradigms, such as digital, analog, mechanical, or
morphological computation. Viewing intelligence as a composition of
computations from different paradigms, the challenges posed by previous
conceptualizations are resolved. Intelligence is hypothesized as a
multi-paradigmatic computation relying on specific computational principles.
These principles distinguish intelligence from other, non-intelligent
computations. The proposed conceptualization implies a multi-disciplinary
research agenda that is intended to lead to unified science of intelligence.
