Quality of formalism and symmetry theory of valence

The podcast introduces the idea of quality of formalism, which suggests that math is the right approach to understanding consciousness and can provide an exact representation of experience. The symmetry theory of valence builds upon this idea and proposes that the pleasantness of an experience can be determined by evaluating the symmetry of its mathematical representation. The hypothesis is that the more symmetrical a mathematical object representing an experience is, the more pleasant the experience will be.