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Re-Thinking the World with Neutral Monism:Removing the Boundaries Between Mind, Matter, and Spacetime.

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This study proposes neutral monism as a metaphysical foundation to unify consciousness and physics. It suggests deriving fundamental physics from neutral monism, potentially resolving issues in both consciousness studies and quantum mechanics.

Keywords:
conscious observerconstructive explanationdelayed choice quantum eraserexplanatory gaphard problemneutral monismno preferred reference framepanpsychismprinciple explanationquantum entanglementstrong emergence

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Area of Science:

  • Metaphysics
  • Theoretical Physics
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Current models of consciousness and physics often rely on metaphysical assumptions like strong emergence or panpsychism.
  • These approaches face challenges, including the hard problem of consciousness and unresolved issues in fundamental physics such as quantum gravity.
  • Existing frameworks struggle to bridge the gap between phenomenal experience and physical reality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose neutral monism as an alternative metaphysical starting point for understanding the relationship between consciousness and physics.
  • To demonstrate how fundamental physics, including relativity and quantum mechanics, can be derived from neutral monism.
  • To resolve the hard problem of consciousness and persistent issues in theoretical physics.

Main Methods:

  • Adopting a variant of William James and Bertrand Russell's neutral monism.
  • Developing two axioms grounded in neutral monism.
  • Sketching a derivation of key features of relativity and quantum mechanics from these axioms, employing a principle-based explanatory approach.

Main Results:

  • A unified framework is suggested that derives fundamental physics from neutral monism, rather than the reverse.
  • Key features of relativity and quantum mechanics are explained, highlighting their underlying unity.
  • Potential resolution for the hard problem of consciousness, quantum measurement problem, entanglement, and quantum gravity is indicated.

Conclusions:

  • Neutral monism offers a promising metaphysical foundation for a more intuitive and commonsense model of consciousness and physics.
  • This approach can potentially resolve long-standing explanatory gaps and paradoxes in both fields.
  • The proposed framework suggests a deep, often unappreciated, unity between conscious experience and fundamental physical theories.