Link: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/archive/00000467/00/qbp-jcs.PDF
ABSTRACT: In this paper, we will present a new argument based on
revised quantum dynamics (Ghiradi et al, 1986; Pearle, 1989; Diosi,
1989; Ghiradi et al, 1990; Penrose, 1996; Gao, 1999a, 1999b; Gao,
2000), which is generally taken as the promising complete version of
present quantum theory (Penrose, 1989; 1994), and has been used to
construct a consciousness theory (Hameroff et al, 1996a; 1996b). It is
shown that consciousness may help to distinguish the nonorthogonal
single states in the framework of revised quantum dynamics, while the
usual physical measuring device can't (Gao, 1999c; Gao, 2000). We
further analyze the possible inferences of this unusual conclusion,
and demonstrate that it strongly implies that the physical world is
not causally closed without consciousness. The fact that consciousness
violates the basic physical principle also reveals that consciousness
is a fundamental property of matter, and a complete theory of matter
must involve consciousness. We conclude that the above argument
provides a possible quantum basis for panpsychism. Link:
http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/archive/00000467/00/qbp-jcs.PDF
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