Intrinsic Computational Functionalism: From Observer-Relative Maps to Observer-Independent Structures
June 4, 2026 Shu Ma, Ryota Kanai School Of Philosophy, F. University et al.
Anti-computational arguments show that externally imposed computational interpretations cannot ground consciousness, but they do not establish that all computational organisations are observer-relative. We develop intrinsic computational functionalism: the view that, if consciousness is computationally constituted, it depends on physically realised computational structures the system has in...