Conceptual Framework for the Knower Centred Model of Consciousness (KCM) A Research Initiative
Nabaghan Ojha
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Proposes that consciousness is primary and matter emergent, arguing that the Knower Centred Model's K³ triad of Knower, Knowing, and Known can unify philosophical and scientific insights where matter-first paradigms struggle to account for qualia and observer-dependent realities. |
Abstract
The study of consciousness continues to confront the "hard problem"-the unresolved gap between physical processes and subjective experience. Prevailing scientific paradigms, grounded in matter-first ontologies, often reduce consciousness to emergent neural or computational phenomena. Yet such approaches struggle to account for qualia, first-person awareness, and observer-dependent realities revealed in quantum physics. The Knower Centred Model (KCM) proposes an alternative framework by placing the knower-the invariant condition of awarenessat the foundation of reality. KCM articulates an experience-first ontology through the K³ triad: Knower (the irreducible conscious subject), Knowing (the dynamic act of awareness), and Known (the contents of experience, including neural and physical correlates). This triadic structure reframes inquiry by shifting emphasis from objects of knowledge to the subject who knows, while integrating the relational act of knowing as the bridge. Drawing on Advaita Vedanta, phenomenology, and observer-centric physics, KCM seeks to unify philosophical and scientific insights into a coherent paradigm. This initiative aims to establish foundational axioms, develop interdisciplinary bridges, and generate testable conceptual models. By reframing consciousness as primary and matter as emergent, KCM contributes both to academic discourse and to societal understanding of awareness, meaning, and global challenges.