Consciousness as Cosmic Relational Emergence
preprint DOI: 10.20944/preprints202506.1929.v1 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractConsciousness emerges as a natural consequence of universal organizational principles in cosmic evolution, arising when systems achieve enough relational complexity to sustain self-referential organization. A theoretical framework extends relational ontology using thermodynamic and information-theoretic foundations, with mathematical formalization linking neural structures to cosmic processes. This evolutionary-naturalistic approach reinterprets the hard problem and explanatory gap, opening interdisciplinary research pathways across philosophy, cosmology, and complexity science.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Proposes that consciousness is an emergent manifestation of universal organizational principles in cosmic evolution, arising when systems achieve sufficient relational complexity for self-referential organization. |
Abstract
This paper proposes a theoretical framework for consciousness as an emergent manifestation of universal organizational principles in cosmic evolution. Extending relational ontology through thermodynamic and information-theoretic foundations, it argues that consciousness arises when systems achieve sufficient relational complexity to sustain self-referential organization. Mathematical formalization links neural structures to cosmic processes. The approach reinterprets the hard problem and explanatory gap from evolutionary-naturalistic perspectives, opening interdisciplinary research pathways across philosophy, cosmology, and complexity science.