Quantum ontology and mind-matter synthesis

Noorolahi Siamak

Iheb Laibi

Hilary Putnam

Giuliana Galli Carminati, François Martin, Federico Carminati

Since the Pauli-Jung conjecture of an ontological unity of Mind and Matter was formulated almost one century ago, there has been a lot of interest in trying to define a model based on the principles of Quantum Mechanics. In particular, Quantum Mechanics seems to offer a possi- bility to bridge the epistemological gap between Mind and Matter to build a model of what the 17th century philosopher Gerhard Dorn has called the ”Unus Mundus”, i.e. the ontological healing of the perceived duality of the Universe. Following other authors who have treated this matter before us, in the current paper we define a very simple model of Mind and Matter represented by two qubits and we discuss their in- teraction and their entanglement. In particular we show how a generic Hamiltonian can be divided in four components. Two of them repre- sent local evolutions of the qubits, each one acting on one of the two qubits and not on the other one. The other two define two different modes of interaction that we describe as the general evolution of the Unus Mundus and the interaction generating synchronicity. We con- clude with a discussion on the different times governing the evolution of the Mind-Matter ensemble.

Dagnell, Michael

This paper develops a conceptual synthesis—bridging physics, biology, and philosophy of mind—based on three axioms that treat consciousness as primary. The relational-fractal ontology proposed here reinterprets quantum measurement, biological evolution, and fundamental forces as coherence dynamics. The framework introduces three axioms: (1) consciousness is primary, (2) consciousness expresses intelligence through network architecture, and (3) mind is the sole property of consciousness. Wavefunction collapse is reinterpreted as the integration of potential quantum states into organic networks capable of sustaining coherence. Post-Darwinian evolution is recast as coherence-seeking dynamics rather than purely random mutation, and the four fundamental forces are interpreted as emergent properties of network interactions. This synthesis situates the proposed framework within contemporary physics, systems theory, and process philosophy.

Valia Allori