What existed before the Big Bang? It's a question physics can't even formulate correctly.
Federico Faggin doesn't offer an alternative cosmology. He proposes something more radical: a shift in ontology. With the QUIP theory, developed together with theoretical physicist Mauro D'Ariano, he shows how consciousness might not be a late product of the universe, but its condition of possibility.
In this episode, I try to separate the scientific and philosophical levels of his thought. It's not easy, but it's necessary.
#philosophy #consciousness #Faggin
00:00:00 Introduction and central question
00:01:22 Why "before" is an impossible word
00:02:06 Why something exists instead of nothing
00:03:08 Two levels: scientific and philosophical
00:03:26 The problem of the quantum observer
00:04:43 Wheeler and "It from bit"
00:05:15 Who observed the first instant of the Big Bang?
00:06:00 Faggin: Consciousness as a Condition of Reality
00:07:02 The QUIP Theory with Mauro D'Ariano
00:08:28 Correspondence between Quantum States and Qualia
00:09:52 A Philosophical Postulate, Not a Proof
00:11:00 The One: Faggin's Metaphysical Move
00:12:52 Before the Big Bang, There Was the One
00:14:25 Synthesis: Coherence Is Not a Proof
00:17:54 Question for Comments
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What existed before the Big Bang? It's a question physics can't even formulate correctly.
Federico Faggin doesn't offer an alternative cosmology. He proposes something more radical: a shift in ontology. With the QUIP theory, developed together with theoretical physicist Mauro D'Ariano, he shows how consciousness might not be a late product of the universe, but its condition of possibility.
In this episode, I try to separate the scientific and philosophical levels of his thought. It's not easy, but it's necessary.
#philosophy #consciousness #Faggin
00:00:00 Introduction and central question
00:01:22 Why "before" is an impossible word
00:02:06 Why something exists instead of nothing
00:03:08 Two levels: scientific and philosophical
00:03:26 The problem of the quantum observer
00:04:43 Wheeler and "It from bit"
00:05:15 Who observed the first instant of the Big Bang?
00:06:00 Faggin: Consciousness as a Condition of Reality
00:07:02 The QUIP Theory with Mauro D'Ariano
00:08:28 Correspondence between Quantum States and Qualia
00:09:52 A Philosophical Postulate, Not a Proof
00:11:00 The One: Faggin's Metaphysical Move
00:12:52 Before the Big Bang, There Was the One
00:14:25 Synthesis: Coherence Is Not a Proof
00:17:54 Question for Comments
Listen to "My Space Life": Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube: www.andreabrugnoli.click/podcast
Watch the full video: Cosa c'era prima del Big Bang? La risposta...
Comment on Telegram: www.andreabrugnoli.click/telegram
Leave a Google Review: www.andreabrugnoli.click/stelline