Architecture of Consciousness

Abstract

This work provides a formal architecture of consciousness based on a single axiom of existence - consciousness is the fundamental basis of reality and not a product of matter. It combines the principles of Advaita Vedanta philosophy, the “hard problem” of consciousness (Chalmers), and quantum informational theory (Faggin & D‘ariano) to develop a framework that provides an ontic-epistemic boundary to bridge the inner and outer nature of consciousness. In this framework, conscious experience is formally derived from the interaction of an universal superposition of all configurations and the specific intensity of a conscious system’s field.One of the key principles of this architecture is the redefining of space and time as a fundamental to reality; rather, space and time are considered to be the result of topologies of consciousness. Linear time is formally re-defined as the product of classical memory overpowering quantum emotional coherence. This allows for a formal remapping of collective material reality from a collective overlap of conscious systems. In defining the formal boundaries of inner experience, this paper argues that the “hard problem” of consciousness is not a flaw of theory but a necessity of the ontic-epistemic boundary, and the question itself is inverted.The paper provides a new perspective into the nature of consciousness. It shifts the primary inquiry of consciousness studies from how matter leads to the existence of the mind to why a universal field of consciousness takes the form of individualized self-experience. It provides multi-layered theoretical means of investigating conscious systems and the consistency of a collective reality. keywords: consciousness, Quantum physics, advaita vedanta