The Implications of Shared Mind Theory (SMT)
Abstract
Shared Mind Theory (SMT) holds that consciousness is fundamentally relational and field-like rather than individually localized. Individual minds arise as nodal perspectives within a shared conscious field, dynamically coordinated through interaction rather than ontologically isolated. Subjectivity is therefore not private by default, but emerges from participation in a distributed structure of experience.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Embodied and Extended Cognition
Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Social Representations and Identity
Publication details
- Journal / source
- PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
- Publication date
- 8 January 2026
- Language
- EN