A logical and topological proof of the irreducibility of consciousness to physical data
arXiv Preprint Archive October 16, 2021 Iegor Reznikoff
The space of visual consciousness—what people see—has geometric and topological properties that differ from physical space. Using logical, mathematical, and physical arguments, the authors demonstrate that these properties cannot be derived from or reduced to physical laws alone. Because a part of consciousness (visual space) is irreducible to physics, the same holds for consciousness as a whole. The paper provides a formal logical proof of this irreducibility without relying on philosophical definitions, focusing instead on observable properties of visual experience.