The Logical Origin of Consciousness
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) June 22, 2026 H.-k. Chan
The philosophy of consciousness has long been trapped in a false dilemma: is it physical or non-physical? This paper proposes that a clear resolution is in plain sight. Consciousness is thoroughly physical, yet more than merely physical—it is also abstract in the precise sense that software is abstract with respect to hardware. Just as music is sound but more than mere sound, and an academic...