Materialism as the Boundary Condition of Idealism-Understanding the Coherence-Modulated Consciousness-Matter Cycle (CMCMC)
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT) August 20, 2026 DOI: 10.38124/ijisrt/26aug160 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that consciousness is fundamental and matter is a condensed phase of consciousness, with proto-consciousness in elementary particles. Proposes that consciousness manifests only with quantum coherence in isolated particles and condensates, and reinterprets materialism and panpsychism as phase-dependent perspectives. |
Abstract
This paper develops an ontology in which consciousness is fundamental, and materialism is a boundary condition. Elementary particles in matter possess proto‑consciousness comparable to mass, spin, or charge. In this view, consciousness does not arise from matter; matter is a condensed phase of consciousness, and different degrees of consciousness manifest only when quantum coherence is present in isolated (disentangled) particles and condensates. Biological-temperature condensates—polariton, magnon, Fröhlich, and nuclear-spin condensates (Posner molecules)— provide structures capable of sustaining quantum coherence long enough for consciousness to manifest. Quantum-biological findings across avian navigation, photosynthesis, human vision, and mammalian neural modulation demonstrate that coherence can persist in living systems. These results do not imply that consciousness is quantum; rather, quantum processes preserve coherence allowing consciousness to be expressed. Materialism, epiphenomenalism, and panpsychism are reinterpreted as phase-dependent perspectives on a single coherence-modulated cycle in which consciousness condenses into matter and re-emerges through coherent high-frequency states.