Consciousness as a Coherence-Inducing Operator

This course aims to explore the theory that consciousness can be understood as a coherence-inducing operator, acting on a representational substrate to control its temporal evolution. The goal is to capture the phenomenology of consciousness, explain its causal structure, and describe its function. The course teaches the concept of consciousness as a transition function, its role in biological information processing, and how it can be recreated in computational simulations. The teaching method involves theoretical exploration and conjecture. This course is intended for individuals interested in the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and consciousness studies.