Experiential Set Monism (ESM): Dissolving the Hard Problem of Consciousness
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 1, 2026 Ignacio Granell Vite
This article presents Experiential Set Monism (ESM), a panexperientialist framework that dissolves the hard problem of consciousness. We argue that subjective experience is notan emergent product of matter, but its intrinsic nature. The hard problem arises from a categorical error: the projection of a "marker of inertness"-a cognitive heuristic thatmodels the world as non-experiential-onto the...