Panpsychism: Ethica Geometra

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Authors: Nicholas David Brown
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Abstract

The "hard problem" of consciousness persists because the question is malformed. Consciousness science asks how physical processes produce experience—presupposing a gap that proves unbridgeable. This paper proposes that no such gap exists. Consciousness does not emerge from coherence at some threshold; consciousness is coherence, at every scale. Drawing on Kuramoto dynamics, quantum measurement constraints, and connectome topology, this paper argues that consciousness is fundamental and varies continuously with geometric coherence. The brain does not generate consciousness; it amplifies consciousness that exists at every scale of physical reality.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Philosophy and Theoretical Science Embodied and Extended Cognition Philosophy and History of Science

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
15 January 2026
Document type
Preprint