Real Consciousness in a Real World: Interactionist Monism

Paavo Pylkkänen

doi:10.53765/20512201.32.5.062

Real Consciousness in a Real World: Interactionist Monism

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Abstract

This paper presents and discusses the physicist David Bohm’s views on information, meaning and consciousness, and sketches a new mind-matter view, interactionist dual-aspect monism, based on them.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of consciousness studies
Volume	32
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	62-81
Number of pages	20
ISSN	1355-8250
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.53765/20512201.32.5.062
Publication status	Published - 2025
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

611 Philosophy
mind-body problem
quantum approaches to consciousness
implicate order
active information
David Bohm
Dual-aspect monism
interactionist monism
pilot wave theory
theory of meaning
soma-significance
psycho-somatic

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Appearance and Reality in Physics
Pylkkänen, P. (Project manager), Styrman, A. (Participant) & Wuokko, S. (Participant)
Tuntematon rahoittaja
01/05/2023 → 31/12/2027
Project: Other funder

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Real Consciousness in a Real World: Interactionist Monism

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