Consciousness as Cosmic Relational Emergence

Consciousness emerges as a natural consequence of universal organizational principles in cosmic evolution, arising when systems achieve enough relational complexity to sustain self-referential organization. A theoretical framework extends relational ontology using thermodynamic and information-theoretic foundations, with mathematical formalization linking neural structures to cosmic processes. This evolutionary-naturalistic approach reinterprets the hard problem and explanatory gap, opening interdisciplinary research pathways across philosophy, cosmology, and complexity science.

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Abstract

This paper proposes a theoretical framework for consciousness as an emergent manifestation of universal organizational principles in cosmic evolution. Extending relational ontology through thermodynamic and information-theoretic foundations, it argues that consciousness arises when systems achieve sufficient relational complexity to sustain self-referential organization. Mathematical formalization links neural structures to cosmic processes. The approach reinterprets the hard problem and explanatory gap from evolutionary-naturalistic perspectives, opening interdisciplinary research pathways across philosophy, cosmology, and complexity science.