A Wave-Particle Theory of Conscious Awareness (A Philosophical Viewpoint)

<p>If we are to explain consciousness at some point our explanation must come down to:</p><p></p><p><strong><em>...thus X happens and as we now see full conscious experience must follow.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>So we need to establish what X is and what universal principles it relies on to make this work.</p><p>In this text we systematically and logically reverse-engineer and reconstruct the phenomena that make up consciousness. This approach involves a synthesis of physics and philosophy because as the title suggests we dig as deep as the quantum level to offer a solution to the traditional mind-body problem.</p><p></p><p><em>[This is the 2025 updated edition. A bonus first chapter reproduces an article that refutes the oft-heard claim that digital AIs can be conscious]</em></p>