Persistence, Platonic Form, and the Role of Consciousness: A Thermodynamic Reframing of Qualia
Bill Giannakopoulos preprint
This essay proposes a new theoretical framework linking consciousness, entropy, and mathematical structure through the lens of Persistence Theory — a general model of structural survival in entropic systems. By interpreting consciousness as a high-reversibility (high-η) system embedded within a low-η, entropy-driven universe, we argue that conscious experience serves as a local resistance to...