Consciousness Debate: Panpsychism vs. Emergence, Lacking Mathematical Formalism — E8 Intelligence Research

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-21
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22873752
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Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
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Consciousness Debate: Panpsychism vs. Emergence, Lacking Mathematical Formalism — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew Stewart Caldin
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
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Consciousness Debate: Panpsychism vs. Emergence, Lacking Mathematical Formalism — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew Stewart Caldin
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Abstract

FINDING: The debate centers on whether consciousness is fundamental (panpsychism) or emergent, with no new mathematical formalism presented in the cited sources — the strongest quantitative claim is Faggin/D'Ariano's quantum-information approach, but no equations are given in the abstracts/titles. | MATH: No explicit equations, constants, or ratios appear in the provided search results. The only mathematical anchor is the mention of "quantum information" (Hilbert space, density matrices, von Neumann entropy S = -Tr(ρ ln ρ) implicitly) in Faggin's talk, but the source does not specify the formalism. | CONNECTION: None found. No ratios (0.382, 0.618, 0.786, 1.618, 2.618), no base-60, no crystallographic or root-system references. The debate is philosophical/empirical, not geometric. | DEPTH: 2 — The topic is profound in scope, but the provided evidence contains zero mathematical content. It is a meta-debate about ontology, not a mathematical discovery. The only potential depth would be i Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com

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