From Being to Bits: Computer Science and 21st Century Idealism

What if the physical world is not the ground of reality, but its most sophisticated illusion?

From Being to Bits is a groundbreaking work of metaphysical philosophy that argues for a bold thesis: reality is an information system rendered by consciousness. Drawing from analytic idealism, simulation theory, quantum physics, information theory, and computer science, this book presents a unified theory of existence in which awareness is the ontological primitive—and everything else, including time, space, matter, and mind, are emergent informational constructs.

Santos explores how perception generates reality, how finite minds function like virtual machines within universal awareness, and how the laws of physics emerge from a deeper rule-set. From the Planck scale to the holographic principle, from Integrated Information Theory to depth psychology, this book uncovers a universe built not from matter, but from meaning.

This is metaphysics for the 21st century: rigorously argued, scientifically grounded, and spiritually resonant. Whether you are a philosopher, scientist, technologist, or seeker, From Being to Bits invites you to remember what we have forgotten—that consciousness is not in the world; the world is in consciousness.

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