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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Mathematical Psychology

Background:

  • Conscious inner life is widely believed to possess structure.
  • Unity of consciousness is a key structural characteristic of conscious experience.
  • Introspection and scientific psychology suggest a structured nature of consciousness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To precisely define features of the unity of consciousness using mathematical relations.
  • To introduce a formal model for phenomenal space.
  • To explore the mind-matter problem through a structured, layered experience model.

Main Methods:

  • Phenomenological considerations to identify key features of consciousness unity.
  • Development of a formal model of phenomenal space using mereological and topological concepts.
  • Application of a projector-based calculus to describe the dynamical structure of phenomenal space.

Main Results:

  • Three features of consciousness unity were outlined: environmental embedding, local-global representation constraints, and top-down object formation.
  • A formal model of phenomenal space was constructed using mathematical relations.
  • A method to approach the mind-matter problem by linking embedded agents to phenomenal space objects was proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Consciousness can be viewed as a series of transitions between structured experience layers, not a single brain-mind transition.
  • The proposed mathematical model provides a novel approach to studying the unity of consciousness.
  • This work offers new conceptual tools for cognitive science and consciousness studies.