Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics
Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics by Shan Gao, published by Oxford University Press in 2022, delves into the intriguing relationship between consciousness and quantum mechanics. This edition spans 519 pages and is presented in English. The book explores the potential connections between these two profound mysteries, suggesting that an analysis of the conscious mind may be essential for understanding quantum mechanics and addressing the measurement problem.
Readers will find a comprehensive review divided into three sections: Consciousness and the Wave Function Collapse, Consciousness in Quantum Theories, and Quantum Approaches to Consciousness. The seventeen chapters feature contributions from leading experts in physics, philosophy, and cognitive science, making this volume a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in the foundations of quantum mechanics and the philosophy of mind. The discussions aim to illuminate the psychophysical connection and the naturalistic explanations of consciousness in relation to quantum theory.
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Consciousness and quantum mechanics are two great mysteries of our time–and recently scholars have postulated a deeper connection between them. Exploring this possible connection can be fruitful: an analysis of the conscious mind and psychophysical connection can be indispensable in understanding quantum mechanics and solving the notorious measurement problem, and there is also likely some kind of intimate connection between quantum mechanics–the most fundamental theory of the physical world–and our efforts to explain, naturalistically, the phenomenon of consciousness.
The seventeen newly written chapters in this volume are divided into three sections: Consciousness and the Wave Function Collapse, Consciousness in Quantum Theories, and Quantum Approaches to Consciousness. This is the first volume to provide a comprehensive review and thorough analysis of intriguing conjectures about the connection between consciousness and quantum mechanics. Written by leading experts in physics, philosophy, and cognitive science, Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics will be of value to students and researchers working on the foundations of quantum mechanics and the philosophy of mind.
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