Physiology of the Explanatory Gap of the Hard Problem of Consciousness
Daniel Derome preprint
In order to establish the unsolvability of the hard problem of consciousness, we will identify what physiologically constitutes the explanatory gap.
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Lacan, the Hard Problem of Consciousness, and AI
Antonio Conselheiro, Angell Gunn preprint
This essay explores the intersection between Lacanian theory of conscience, the hard problem of consciousness, and artificial intelligence (AI) sentience. The first section discusses Lacan's concept of conscience, which posits that the ego is a linguistic construct without any underlying existential substrate. The second section explains the hard problem of consciousness, its diverse theories,...
Is Conscious Awareness Inexplicable? The 'Hard Problem of Consciousness' Further Pinpointed
David Navon preprint
Some perennial issues regarding conscious awareness – primarily, what it is and what its functions might be – are revisited. It is suggested that there might be a way to resolve at least a bit of the permanent tension between the common conviction that it is extremely puzzling, mysterious in a way, and the prevalent faith that it nonetheless must be somehow accountable by neuroscience, even...
The Hard Problem of Consciousness Studies
Marvin Eli Kirsh preprint
The question addressed by the hard problem of philosophy (3), how cognitive representation is acquired from the physical properties of self and the external, is examined from a perspective originating with Boethius(14) that knowledge is dependant on the nature of the perceiver and discussed with respect to the philosophy of George Berkeley (1,2,7) concerning the existence of matter with respect...
A Solution to the Hard Problem of Qualia via Self-Referential Enrichment -Vis se tenet aevum Qualia as the Internally Accessible Difference Made by Self-Holding Dynamics
Anton Kleschev Alevtinowitch preprint
We present a formal theory of qualia in which subjective experience is identified with the internally accessible difference generated by self-referential enrichment in an open metastable system. The framework synthesizes eight prior lines of work into a single architecture: Xi-Theory contributes distinction acts and integrity; Innernet contributes ontological levels and return dynamics;...
Out-of-Body Experience induced by hypnotic suggestion: phenomenology and perceptual characteristics
Patrizio Tressoldi, Luciano Pederzoli
The aim of this study is the investigation of the perceptual and cognitive characteristics of Out-of- Body Experiences (OBEs) induced by hypnotic induction.Five participants selected for their experience with hypnotic inductions were induced into an OBE and were requested to verbally describe six selected images, either one or two per session, that were located in two different rooms that were...
An Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT) of consciousness: Combining Integrated Information and Global Neuronal Workspace Theories with the Free Energy Principle and Active Inference Framework; towards solving the Hard problem and characterizing agentic causation
Adam Safron preprint
The Free Energy Principle and Active Inference Framework (FEP-AI) begins with the understanding that persisting systems must regulate environmental exchanges and prevent entropic accumulation. In FEP-AI, minds and brains are predictive controllers for autonomous systems, where action-driven perception is realized as probabilistic inference. Integrated Information Theory (IIT) begins with...
The ΔΓ-Metamnesis Framework: A Thermodynamic Theory of Consciousness Based on Memory Acceleration Dynamics How Dual Binding Resolves the Hard Problem and Binding Problem
Henri-Pierre Mathieu preprint
Phenomenal consciousness is proposed to arise when the second-order dynamics of memory change (ΔΓ = d²M/dt²) exceed system constraints. Building on recent evidence that consciousness functions as a delayed memory system (Budson et al., 2022), this framework demonstrates that ΔΓ dynamics provide the computational substrate for both temporal binding (via covariance: Φ(t) = Cov(ΔΓ₁, ΔΓ₂, ...)) and...
Chis-Ciure & Ellia - Facing Up to the Hard Problem of Consciousness as an Integrated Information Theorist (2021)
Robert Chis-Ciure, Francesco Ellia preprint
In this paper we provide a philosophical analysis of the Hard Problem of consciousness and the implications of conceivability scenarios for current neuroscientific research. In particular, we focus on one of the most prominent neuroscientific theories of consciousness, Integrated Information Theory (IIT). After a brief introduction on IIT, we present Chalmers’ original formulation and propose...
Experimental Evidence of Nonlocal EEG-Quantum State Correlations: A Novel Empirical Approach to the Hard Problem of Consciousness
Satotu Watanabe preprint
This study addresses the Hard Problem of Consciousness by proposing a novel theoreti-cal framework (SIEP & FES) that defines subjectivity as nonlocal quantum coherence andconsciousness as an emergent phenomenon resulting from gravitationally mediated quantumdecoherence. EEG data from 30 participants (26-30 trials each), regardless of training status,were compared with quantum computational...