Panpsychism's Missing Math: Philosophical Claims Without Quantitative Formalism — E8 Intelligence Research
FINDING: Panpsychism debates center on whether consciousness is fundamental physics, but no mathematical formalism or quantitative prediction is presented in these sources — the "evidence" is philosophical argumentation and TED-style exposition, not derivable equations. | MATH: None extracted — no equations, constants, or ratios appear in the cited material. The only numeric anchor is the year 1997 (IPPOG founding) and arXiv ID 2011.14743, which are metadata, not mathematics. | CONNECTION: No geometric harmony, base-60, or crystallographic structure is present. The closest structural echo is the binary opposition "material vs. phenomenal" — a 2-fold symmetry, but that is rhetorical, not mathematical. | DEPTH: 2/10 — The sources are popular-level philosophy of mind; they do not advance mathematical physics. The only potentially quantitative thread (Faggin's "quantum information panpsychism") is mentioned but not formalized in the provided text. No falsifiable math, no constants, no rati Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Authors
- Andrew Stewart Caldin
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23007105
- Primary Topic
- Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Type
- preprint