Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
June 27, 2026
Mamoru Nagae
Qualia? “What cannot be directly spoken of must remain unsaid — but it can still be structurally surrounded.” This is the guiding spirit of the present series. This paper presents a structural critique of major contemporary theories of consciousness, including Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Global Neuronal Workspace (GNW), Higher-Order Thought (HOT), Predictive Processing (PP), Recurrent...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
June 27, 2026
Mamoru Nagae
Qualia? “What cannot be directly spoken of must remain unsaid — but it can still be structurally surrounded.” This is the guiding spirit of the present series. This study extends the structural framework of subjectivity to the problem of subjective intensity. Within the IESC (Irreversible Exclusive State Commitment) framework, subjectivity is defined as an event occurring in decision structures...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
June 27, 2026
Mamoru Nagae
Qualia? “What cannot be directly spoken of must remain unsaid — but it can still be structurally surrounded.” This is the guiding spirit of the present series. This paper addresses the hard problem of consciousness—commonly formulated within state-based frameworks such as Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Global Neuronal Workspace (GNW), Higher-Order Thought (HOT), Predictive Processing,...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
June 27, 2026
Mamoru Nagae
Qualia? “What cannot be directly spoken of must remain unsaid — but it can still be structurally surrounded.” This is the guiding spirit of the present series. This paper reformulates the hard problem of consciousness—traditionally addressed within state-based frameworks such as Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Global Neuronal Workspace (GNW), Higher-Order Thought (HOT), Predictive...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
June 27, 2026
Mamoru Nagae
Qualia? “What cannot be directly spoken of must remain unsaid — but it can still be structurally surrounded.” This is the guiding spirit of the present series. This paper examines the structural robustness of a proposed account of subjectivity under boundary conditions and edge cases, including the Libet experiment, readiness potential, conscious intention, voluntary action, deep sleep,...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
May 15, 2026
Mamoru Nagae
Qualia? “What cannot be directly spoken of must remain unsaid — but it can still be structurally surrounded.” This is the guiding spirit of the present series. This paper extends the structural framework of consciousness developed in the preceding volumes by examining how the minimal structure of subjectivity constrains the architecture of the brain. Rather than explaining consciousness from...