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(PDF) Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness - Academia.edu academia.edu 2 facts
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Jun 18, 2004 2 facts
claimModels of consciousness that treat consciousness as a fundamental property of physical reality often appeal to the role of the observer in the collapse of the wave function, where quantum reality collapses from a superposition of possible states to a single definite state upon measurement.
referenceImmanuel Kant (1787) and Edmund Husserl (1913) argue that individual conscious experience depends on its location within a larger unified structure of representation, which includes awareness of one's existence as a temporally extended observer within a world of spatially connected objects.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 2 facts
claimJohn von Neumann concluded in his 1955 work that the result of a measurement on an object system is independent of whether the boundary between the observed system and the observing system is placed between the object and the instrument/observer, or between the object/instrument and the observer.
referenceAbner Shimony authored the 1963 paper 'Role of the observer in quantum theory', published in the American Journal of Physics, volume 31, pages 755–773.
A harder problem of consciousness: reflections on a 50-year quest ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimRoger Penrose (2004) proposed a hypothetical scenario where space exists within light, rather than light existing within space, suggesting that space might only come into being when a photon reaches an observer's eye.
The Practical Implications Of Understanding Quantum Consciousness youtube.com May 2, 2025 1 fact
claimThe YouTube video titled 'The Practical Implications Of Understanding Quantum Consciousness' examines the role of the observer in science and quantum physics.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
claimOn a fundamental level, matter consists of quanta of energy that behave probabilistically, exhibiting either wave-like or particle-like properties depending on the measurement intervention applied by an observer.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 1 fact
referenceIn his 1955 monograph, John von Neumann concluded that it is inessential whether a detector or a human brain is referred to as the "observer" because the result of measurements on an object system remains the same regardless of where the boundary between the observed and observing system is placed.
Consciousness-Induced Quantum State Reduction - Nova Spivack novaspivack.com Jun 2, 2025 1 fact
referenceHenry P. Stapp's 2007 book 'Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer', published by Springer, discusses the role of the observer in quantum mechanics.
Quantum Theory of Consciousness - Scirp.org. scirp.org 1 fact
claimIn quantum physics, a wavefunction describes the probabilities of an object existing in certain states, and observed quantum phenomena depend on the observer.
Governance of open source software: state of the art - Springer Nature link.springer.com Jun 9, 2007 1 fact
referenceThe Tigris platform defines three primary roles for project participants: an observer, who participates in discussions and accesses documentation; a developer, who participates in discussions and develops source code patches but lacks official commit access; and a project owner, who manages the project internally and externally.
Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Dec 14, 2005 1 fact
claimDirect realists argue that perceptual experiences can provide foundational knowledge of external objects because those experiences place the observer in direct contact with the objects.