A Compositional Model of Consciousness based on Consciousness-Only
arXiv Preprint Archive July 31, 2020 Camilo Miguel Signorelli, Quanlong Wang, Ilyas Khan
Consciousness is treated as fundamental and characterized by other-dependence, meaning conscious processes are defined by their relations to one another. A mathematical framework using compact closed categories is introduced, where morphisms represent conscious processes composed of generators specified by their interrelations. This compositional model may help avoid the hard problem of consciousness and address the combination problem of conscious experiences.