3 papers
q-bio.NC2025
Structure & Quality: Conceptual and Formal Foundations for the Mind-Body Problem
Ryan Williams
This paper explores the hard problem of consciousness from a different perspective. Instead of drawing distinctions between the physical and the mental, an exploration of a more fo…
q-bio.NC2025
Qualia & Natural Selection: Formal Constraints on the Evolution of Consciousness
Ryan Williams
This paper explores foundational questions about the relationship of qualia to natural selection. The primary result is a derivation of specific formal conditions under which struc…
cs.AI2024
Reframing the Mind-Body Picture: Applying Formal Systems to the Relationship of Mind and Matter
Ryan Williams
This paper aims to show that a simple framework, utilizing basic formalisms from set theory and category theory, can clarify and inform our theories of the relation between mind an…