• Calibration in Consciousness Science
    Erkenntnis 88 (2): 829-850. 2023.
    To study consciousness, scientists need to determine when participants are conscious and when they are not. They do so with consciousness detection procedures. A recurring skeptical argument against those procedures is that they cannot be calibrated: there is no way to make sure that detection outcomes are accurate. In this article, I address two main skeptical arguments purporting to show that consciousness scientists cannot calibrate detection procedures. I conclude that there is nothing wrong…Read more
  • Contemporary science operates upon domain-specific axioms—such as the superposition principle in quantum mechanics, gauge symmetries in the Standard Model, and the ZFC axioms in set theory—which are treated as empirical givens or mathematical postulates. This monograph introduces No Form Action Theory (NFAT), a comprehensive metaphysical framework that transcends traditional reductionism by establishing a unified ontological foundation for these disparate axioms. Proceeding from the absolute ide…Read more