Consciousness: from the perspective of the dynamical systems theory

All beings, animate or inanimate, are dynamical systems interacting with their environment through physical or physiological interfaces of their representational realities. This work addresses longstanding philosophical questions, particularly consciousness, by examining the physical nature of such systems. It relies on mathematical formalisms governing system behavior: for higher beings, the computational brain concept offers insights into mathematical processes behind system operations; for inanimate matter, similar principles apply. The argument suggests that inner workings determine reactions, and mathematical frameworks can explain both conscious and unconscious systems.

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Abstract

Beings, animate or inanimate, are dynamical systems that continuously interact with the (external and/or internal) environment through the physical or physiologic interfaces of their Kantian (representational) realities. And the nature of their reactions is determined by their systems' inner workings. It is from this perspective that this work attempts to address some of the long held philosophical questions; major one among them consciousness, in the context of the physicality of such systems. And to this end, the approach relies upon the appropriate governing mathematical formalisms of system's operations (behavior): For higher beings, the concept of the computational brain 1-3 provides the necessary insights into the likely mathematical processes which must be behind the operations of the system. For inanimate matter,