3 papers
physics.hist-ph2025
On something and nothing: The interface of two types of nothing
Adam Brownstein
We suggest that the question of why is there something rather than nothing can be answered by the existence of two types of nothing. We propose that matter occurs at the boundaries…
quant-ph2025
On the causal efficacy of qualia: Philosophical zombies are fine-tuned, and implications for the quantum measurement theory
Adam Brownstein
We suggest that qualia have a causally efficacious role in quantum mechanics; an occurrence which explains how information about qualia can enter the physical environment. This is…
physics.hist-ph2025
On the distinction between beables and qualia
Adam Brownstein
The link between the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation and the hard problem of consciousness is investigated. We highlight that beables of the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation are not t…