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Bernardo Kastrup on Analytical Idealism, Materialism, The Self, and the Connectedness of You and I [Repost]

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

CHAPTER

The Quest for the Most Parsimonious Theory of Consciousness

This chapter explores the concept of reductionism in relation to consciousness and material reality, critically comparing various theories including naive materialism and advanced models like quantum field theory. The author presents their own theory, advocating for a unified field of consciousness as the most straightforward explanation for existence, while challenging established paradigms.

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