The Cosmic Soundtrack: Does Consciousness Increase or Decrease the Aesthetic Value of the Universe?
Journal of Consciousness Studies October 1, 2025 Enrico Terrone
One can either take consciousness as the absolute focus of appreciation or rather focus on the contribution of consciousness to the aesthetic appreciation of another item. This paper focuses on a specific item to which consciousness might give a significant aesthetic contribution, namely, the universe. First, I will explain in which sense the universe can be an object of aesthetic appreciation....