The Epistemic Contingency of Knowledge, Reason, Logic, and Meaning on an Idealist Metaphysics
Introduction The major metaphysical worldviews of today–physicalism, dualism, panpsychism, and idealism–can be categorized in a number of waysRead More…
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A Trinitarian Framework for Core Subjectivity: Awareness, Phenomenality, and Intentionality in Consciousness
Introduction The exploration of consciousness has long been a focal point in philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science. The intricate nature oRead More…
Time Is to Space as Cognition Is to Information
Introduction This paper embarks on an exploration of the nature of time and its relationship to cognition, beginning with an evaluation of the redRead More…
If reality is intelligible, and it must be intelligible, then idealism must be true
Introduction The discovery of a “theory of everything” is most notably a goal of physics. The problem of incompleteness (Gödel, 1931) arguablRead More…
Mephistopheles Is a Physicalist: How an Incoherent Ontology Lies at the Center of the Polycrisis
Abstract In this comprehensive exploration, we navigate the intricate interplay of physicalism, post-modernism, and the profound quest for meaningRead More…
Artifacts of Perception: How Limits on Computation Produce Entropy, Time, and Space
The arguments herein are in large part owing to the Essentia Foundation’s “Entropy is in the eye of the beholder,” by Dr. Gabriel Proulx. A goaRead More…
Solving the problem of perception with narrative and symbology
The problem of perception The problem of perception is a fundamental issue in psychology and cognitive science that has intrigued scholars and resRead More…
The Consciousness-Reality Integration Theory (CRIT)
Introduction Current studies of consciousness present a profound challenge known as the “hard problem of consciousness.” This elusive issue peRead More…
Why reality must be intelligible: language, perception, challenges for AI
Science and philosophy presuppose intelligibility Science and philosophy both presuppose that reality is intelligible, meaning that it can be undeRead More…
The epistemic challenges of the meta-problem of consciousness
The meta-problem of consciousness Philosopher David Chalmers elucidated the hard problem of consciousness in 1995. Namely, there is no way, Read More…