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Psychology and physics are related through interdisciplinary studies that explore the intersection of consciousness and material reality, as seen in the collaboration between Jung and Pauli [1] and academic comparisons of their theoretical frameworks [2]. Their relationship is further defined by philosophical debates regarding the reductionism of mental acts to physical properties [3] and the potential for integrating subjective experience into the material scope of physics [4].
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The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 2 facts
claimPhysics is described as exceedingly abstract, revealing only mathematical characteristics of material without explaining its intrinsic character, whereas psychology is not causally autonomous and requires the postulation of extra-psychical causes for psychical events.
claimBy integrating physics and perception, psychical events can be included in the material of physics, providing physics with greater concreteness derived from the intimate acquaintance with the subject-matter of one's own experience, thereby challenging the traditional separation between physics and psychology.
(PDF) On the function of consciousness - an adaptationist perspective academia.edu 1 fact
referenceA 2007 article in NeuroQuantology examines explanations of consciousness by comparing viewpoints from psychology (cognition) and physics (quantum mechanics), suggesting that these approaches share methodological and theoretical similarities and should benefit from mutual consideration.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimCarl G. Jung and Wolfgang Pauli collaborated on the book 'The Interpretation of Nature and the Psyche', published in 1955, which explores the intersection of psychology and physics.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimIf psychology cannot be reduced to basic physics, this leads to the emergence of mental acts and a real dualism for the properties those acts instantiate.