Foundational Consciousness Theory

Foundational Consciousness Theory (FCT) is a non-materialist framework that posits consciousness as the primary, universal substrate from which matter, space, and time emerge as a biological ‘user interface’. FCT reconciles the universal experience of ‘the numinous’ with empirical evidence from evolutionary psychology, interspecies communication, and contemporary post-materialist physics.

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OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Published
2026-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/79c25
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Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Foundational Consciousness Theory

Jill Taylor Neal
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Foundational Consciousness Theory

Jill Taylor Neal
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Abstract

Foundational Consciousness Theory (FCT) is a non-materialist framework that posits consciousness as the primary, universal substrate from which matter, space, and time emerge as a biological ‘user interface’. FCT reconciles the universal experience of ‘the numinous’ with empirical evidence from evolutionary psychology, interspecies communication, and contemporary post-materialist physics.

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