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One thing one could do is ask how does this idea fit under philosophy in general. Two areas it would tend to overlap a bit on are as follows:

Naturalism is the view that the universe exists as a self-contained whole and that it is self-directing. Naturalism thus denies that there is any supernatural element affecting the natural world.

Pantheism sees God as in all things, with God and nature mutually dependent on each other. Pantheists typically deny that God does miracles or reveals Himself in any special way.

So in general, if one subscribed to the Universe being a living thing one would, while, not denying naturalism, tend towards Pantheism given that we are ofspring, so to speak of nature itself and nature would as such be our creator. However, one would also have to define weither or not a living universe is conscious to actually fit the full pantheist perspective.

Uncle Al mentions something that while not a fully settled out issue today still raises a good question. If this living Universe was conscious then how would it communicate across all its parts? One possible solution besides invoking quantum entanglement like paths is to suggest it does so slowly which would then suggest one is dealing with a very slow thought process.

These are some suggestions if you really want to play a bit with this idea.