consciousness ↔ universe

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Consciousness and the universe are linked through philosophical frameworks like panpsychism and cosmopsychism, which posit that consciousness is a fundamental, ubiquitous property of the universe [1], [2]. Furthermore, thinkers like David Chalmers explore the possibility that consciousness is a basic law of the universe [3], [4], while others debate its role as a nonlocal substance [5] or its relationship to the mathematical structure of the universe [6].

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Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2 facts

claimPanpsychists assert that consciousness is a fundamental and ubiquitous property of the universe.

quoteWilliam James argued that consciousness should be conceived in a way that avoids it appearing as a 'new nature' suddenly erupting into the universe.

David Chalmers Thinks the Hard Problem Is Really Hard scientificamerican.com Scientific American 1 fact

perspectiveDavid Chalmers believes there is a true story about why consciousness exists in the universe, likely involving a basic set of laws that can explain it.

Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us Paul C Mocombe · Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research 1 fact

claimPost-materialists argue that consciousness is nonlocal, external, and fundamental to the universe, while the brain acts as a receiver and facilitator of this distinct substance.

Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

perspectiveMax Tegmark disagrees with the conclusion that consciousness is an intrinsic property of matter, arguing instead that the universe is not just describable by mathematics but is mathematics itself.

Episode 2: The Hard Problem of Consciousness – David Chalmers ... futurepointdigital.substack.com Future Point Digital 1 fact

claimDavid Chalmers suggests that consciousness might be a fundamental property of the universe, similar to space, time, or gravity.

Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu William Seager, Sean Allen-Hermanson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimThe decoherence argument for consciousness collapses when applied to the universe as a whole because the universe cannot be disturbed by outside forces, implying the total universe exists in one complex entangled state.

Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 1 fact

claimCosmopsychism posits that the entire universe possesses fundamental and unified consciousness.