Can Science `explain' Consciousness ?
| dc.creator | Samal, M K | |
| dc.date | 2000-02-24 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T05:43:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T05:43:48Z | |
| dc.description | Consciousness is the process by which one attributes `meaning' to the world. Considering F$ϕ$llesdal's definition of `meaning' as the joint product of all `evidence' that is available to those who `communicate', we conclude that science can, not only reduce all the {\em evidence} to a Basic Entity (we call BE), but also can `explain' consciousness once a suitable definition for {\em communication} is found that exploits the quantum superposition principle to incorporate the fuzzyness of our experience. Consciousness may be beyond `computability', but it is not beyond `communicability'. | |
| dc.description | 7 pages, Revtex, revised version of the one that appeared in the proceedings of National Conference: `Scientific and Philosophical Studies on Consciousness' edited by B. V. Sreekantan et. al, NIAS, Bangalore, India | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0002045 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0002045 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/83393 | |
| dc.subject | General Physics | |
| dc.title | Can Science `explain' Consciousness ? | |
| dc.type | text |