Roger Penrose's Theory of Consciousness Through the Lens of the Theory of Axiomatic Necessity (TNA): Objective Reduction versus Failure of Local Closure
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This paper analyzes Roger Penrose’s Orch-OR theory of consciousness through the formal framework of the Theory of Axiomatic Necessity (TNA). By examining Objective Reduction (OR) as a physical threshold where quantum superposition collapses into definite states, we demonstrate that Penrose's non-computable foundational layer maps directly onto the admissibility domain ($N_1$), rather than emerging from the operational domain ($N_0$) of biological silicio-like structures. Through the theorem of Failure of Local Closure, we argue that the brain's micro-tubular network does not generate consciousness internally, but rather acts as a highly specialized structural antenna tuned to non-derivable conditions of admissibility. Ultimately, this formulation reconciles Gödelian incompleteness in human thought by proving that conscious experience requires an irreducible external structural support ($N_1$) that escapes the operational limits of pure algorithmic computation.
Author: Bresciano, Claudio
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7165206757
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