Consciousness and the Physical Universe

The idea of 'Consciousness' of the entire universe is a controversial subject in science and philosophy. In the mechanistic perspective, the world and all its components are often looked at only as inanimate, but yet from a broader perspective, another element also exists as a qualitative attribute of the physical universe. It lies behind the mundane world and gives rise to such a purposeful, structured, dynamic and intelligent system. Simply, the term 'awareness' implies the notion of 'Consciousness' in Psychology. Philosophically, the idea of 'Consciousness' can be traced back to ancient times and can be proven through historical documents. Modern Physics gives us the tool to describe the physical universe in terms of acts of conscious manipulations. Several instances of 'intelligent behaviors' are explained to indicate some forms of 'Consciousness' even at the levels of subatomic particles. Additionally, 'entanglement phenomenon' shows 'memory features' and 'Consciousness'. Thus, the study hopes to show the idea of conscious universe, which was articulated earlier by ancient and previous thinkers, is now given further advance through some of the discoveries of modern Physics.

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Mehrnaz Monzavi Finished her Master's degree in Philosophy of Science from University of Malaya. Her research interests focus on the nature of 'Consciousness' from the view point of Physics as she obtained her B.Sc.degree in Pure Physics. Significantly, she published several papers regarding the'Consciousness' and its role in the Universe.