Information--Consciousness--Reality : : How a New Understanding of the Universe Can Help Answer Age-Old Questions of Existence.

Information--Consciousness--Reality : : How a New Understanding of the Universe Can Help Answer Age-Old Questions of Existence.

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Superior document:The Frontiers Collection
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Glattfelder, James B.
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2019.
©2019.
Year of Publication:2019
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:The Frontiers Collection
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Physical Description:1 online resource (673 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Schematic Outline
  • User Manual
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 At a Glance
  • 1.1.1 A Very Short Outline of the Journey
  • 1.1.2 Chapter Overview
  • 1.2 The Story in a Nutshell
  • 1.2.1 Part I: Climbing to the Summit
  • 1.2.2 Part II: The Downfall
  • 1.2.3 Part III: A New Horizon
  • 1.3 Chapter/Section Content Map
  • References
  • Part I Climbing to the Summit
  • 2 In Search of the Book of Nature
  • 2.1 A Modern Edition of the Book of Nature
  • 2.1.1 Classical Mechanics
  • 2.1.2 Classical Electrodynamics
  • 2.1.3 Mathematical Physics
  • 2.1.4 Mathematics from Physics
  • 2.2 Seeking Meaning
  • 2.2.1 Shut Up and Calculate!
  • References
  • 3 The Semantics of Symmetry, Invariance, and Structure
  • 3.1 Symmetry in Action: Conservation Laws
  • 3.1.1 From Geometry …
  • 3.1.2 … To Symmetry
  • 3.1.3 … And Back
  • 3.1.4 Noether's Theorem: Digging Deeper
  • 3.2 Symmetry Manifested
  • 3.2.1 Causality and the Relation of Space and Time
  • 3.2.2 Elementary Particles
  • References
  • 4 The Unification Power of Symmetry
  • 4.1 Back to Geometry: The Principle of Covariance
  • 4.2 The History of Gauge Theory
  • 4.2.1 The Higgs Mechanism
  • 4.2.2 Tying Up Some Loose Ends
  • 4.3 The Road to Unification
  • 4.3.1 Jumping to Higher Dimensions
  • 4.3.2 The Advent of String Theory
  • 4.3.3 Einstein's Unified Field Theory
  • 4.3.4 A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics
  • 4.3.5 Einstein's Final Years
  • 4.4 Unification-The Holy Grail of Physics
  • References
  • 5 The Two Volumes of the Book of Nature
  • 5.1 Volume I: Analytical Tools and Physical Science
  • 5.1.1 The Success
  • 5.1.2 The Paradigms of Fundamental Processes
  • 5.1.3 The Limitations
  • 5.2 Volume II: Algorithmic Tools and Complex Systems
  • 5.2.1 The Paradigms of Complex Systems
  • 5.2.2 The Science of Simple Rules
  • 5.2.3 The New Science of Networks.
  • 5.2.4 The Success
  • 5.3 The Profound Unifying Powers of Mathematics
  • 5.3.1 The Continuous-A History
  • 5.3.2 Discrete Mathematics: From Algorithms to Graphs and Complexity
  • 5.3.3 Unity
  • 5.4 The Book of Nature Reopened
  • 5.4.1 Beyond Volumes I and II
  • References
  • 6 Volume II: The Simplicity of Complexity
  • 6.1 Reviewing the Book of Nature
  • 6.2 A Brief History of Complexity Thinking
  • 6.2.1 Complex Systems Theory
  • 6.2.2 The Philosophy of Complexity: From Structural Realism to Poststructuralism
  • 6.3 Complex Network Theory
  • 6.3.1 The Ubiquity of Complex Networks
  • 6.3.2 Three Levels of Network Analysis
  • 6.4 Laws of Nature in Complex Systems
  • 6.4.1 Universal Scaling Laws
  • 6.4.2 Historical Background: Pareto, Zipf, and Benford
  • 6.4.3 The Types of Universal Scaling
  • References
  • 7 Applied Complexity: Finance and Economics in a New Light
  • 7.1 Terra Cognita
  • 7.1.1 Some Historical Background
  • 7.1.2 The Global Financial Crisis
  • 7.2 A Call to Arms
  • 7.2.1 Embracing Complexity
  • 7.2.2 Reforming Finance and Economics
  • 7.3 Complexity Finance and Economics
  • 7.3.1 Multi-Agent Systems
  • 7.3.2 Network Thinking
  • 7.4 The Past, Present, and Future of Economic Interactions
  • 7.4.1 The Imperial Power of Profit
  • 7.4.2 The Dark Side: The Economics of Greed and Fraud
  • 7.4.3 The Blockchain: A Decentralized Architecture for the Economy
  • References
  • Part II The Downfall
  • 8 A Brief Story of Success: The Manifestation of Knowledge and the Hydra of Ignorance
  • 8.1 Clouds on the Horizon
  • 8.1.1 Uncertainty
  • 8.1.2 Why Anything?
  • 8.1.3 A Short Narrative of Cosmic Coincidences
  • 8.2 The Core Enigmas of Existence
  • References
  • 9 Philosophy and Science: What Can I Know?
  • 9.1 The Philosophy of Science
  • 9.1.1 Logical Empiricism
  • 9.1.2 Critical Rationalism
  • 9.1.3 The Kuhnian View
  • 9.1.4 Postmodernism.
  • 9.1.5 Constructivism
  • 9.1.6 Relativism
  • 9.2 The Evolution of Science
  • 9.2.1 The Comprehensible Universe
  • 9.2.2 The End of Science?
  • 9.2.3 The Fractal Nature of Knowledge
  • 9.3 The Practitioners of Science
  • 9.3.1 On Philosophy
  • 9.3.2 On Objectivity, Truth, Knowledge, and Certainty
  • 9.3.3 On Laws of Nature, Reality, and Science
  • 9.3.4 On Ignorance and Irrationality
  • 9.3.5 On the Mind
  • 9.3.6 And More
  • 9.4 The Limits of Mathematics
  • 9.4.1 Inherent Randomness
  • 9.4.2 Losing Meaning
  • References
  • 10 Ontological Enigmas: What is the True Nature of Reality?
  • 10.1 The Worst Prediction in Physics
  • 10.1.1 The Quantum Field
  • 10.1.2 Einstein's Biggest Blunder
  • 10.2 Quantum Gravity: The Cutting-Edge of Theoretical Physics
  • 10.2.1 Simple Quantum Gravity
  • 10.2.2 String/M-Theory
  • 10.2.3 Loop Quantum Gravity
  • 10.3 The Large and the Small
  • 10.3.1 Cosmological Conundrums
  • 10.3.2 The Weird Quantum Realm of Reality
  • 10.4 The Nature of Reality
  • 10.4.1 Does Matter Exist?
  • 10.4.2 Is Time an Illusion?
  • References
  • 11 Subjective Consciousness: What am I?
  • 11.1 The History and Philosophy of Our Minds
  • 11.2 Modern Neuroscience
  • 11.2.1 Perceiving the Outer World
  • 11.2.2 Perceiving the Inner World
  • 11.3 Impressionable Consciousness
  • 11.3.1 The Gullible Mind
  • 11.3.2 The Irrational Mind
  • 11.3.3 The Broken Mind
  • 11.4 The Mind-Body Problem
  • 11.4.1 Free Will
  • References
  • Part III A New Horizon
  • 12 The Age of Post-Truth
  • 12.1 The Cult of Ignorance
  • 12.2 The Age of Conspiracy
  • 12.2.1 The Spectrum
  • 12.2.2 Creationism
  • 12.3 What About This Book?
  • 12.4 The Dawning of a New Age
  • 12.4.1 Collective Intelligence
  • 12.4.2 Self-organization
  • 12.4.3 Scientific Utilitarianism
  • 12.4.4 Radical Open-Mindedness
  • References
  • 13 A Universe Built of Information.
  • 13.1 The Many Faces of Information
  • 13.1.1 The Philosophy of Information
  • 13.1.2 The Computability of Information
  • 13.1.3 Information is Physical
  • 13.2 It from Bit
  • 13.2.1 It from Qubit
  • 13.2.2 The Ur-Alternatives
  • 13.3 Digital Physics
  • 13.3.1 The Illusion of the Infinite
  • 13.4 An Information Ontology
  • 13.4.1 The Cosmic Hologram
  • 13.4.2 A Simulated Reality
  • 13.4.3 Alternatives and Opposition
  • References
  • 14 The Consciousness of Reality
  • 14.1 Formalizing Consciousness: Integrated Information Theory
  • 14.1.1 The Taboo of Subjectivity
  • 14.1.2 The Mathematical Engine
  • 14.1.3 Putting It to the Test
  • 14.1.4 The Opposition
  • 14.2 The Cosmic Nature of Consciousness
  • 14.2.1 Panpsychism: The Universality of Consciousness
  • 14.2.2 The Primacy of Consciousness
  • 14.2.3 The Taboo of Spirituality
  • 14.2.4 Non-Human Intelligence
  • 14.3 Enhanced Consciousness: The Psychedelic Renaissance
  • 14.3.1 Healing the Mind
  • 14.3.2 DMT: Down the Rabbit Hole
  • 14.3.3 Cultural Roots
  • 14.3.4 Plant Consciousness
  • 14.3.5 The Noumenon
  • 14.4 A Participatory Ontology
  • 14.4.1 The Quantum Observer
  • 14.4.2 Psi: Measuring the Transcendental
  • References
  • 15 Consilience
  • 15.1 The Inner and Outer Aspects of Information
  • 15.2 The Rhizome of Reality and the Entelechy of Existence
  • 15.2.1 Setting the Stage
  • 15.2.2 A Rehearsal
  • 15.3 A New Horizon
  • 15.3.1 Transcending Religion
  • 15.3.2 In Closing
  • References
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index
  • Titles in This Series.

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