Science Reality and the Consciousness. A Socratic Dialogue

Written as a Socratic dialogue between a lecturer and a student this text presents in a non-technical style some elements for an operational description of reality. Following a brief introductory discussion about the main characterizing ingredients of a scientific approach to reality the reader is introduced to a number of important but unexpectedly puzzling concepts which are at the roots of our scientific language. More specifically using a number of simple examples the dialogue explores the meaning of concepts such as: experimental test property attribute actuality and potentiality entity state certainty identity evolution classical and quantum probabilities energy space and non-locality separation existence possibility personal reality and personal experience creation and discovery time change and permanence structure and complexity distinction and connection and many others as well.