Materialism as the Boundary Condition of Idealism-Understanding the Coherence-Modulated Consciousness-Matter Cycle (CMCMC)
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT) August 20, 2026 Jay Alfred
This paper develops an ontology in which consciousness is fundamental, and materialism is a boundary condition. Elementary particles in matter possess proto‑consciousness comparable to mass, spin, or charge. In this view, consciousness does not arise from matter; matter is a condensed phase of consciousness, and different degrees of consciousness manifest only when quantum coherence is present...