Consciousness, Existence, and Meaning in the Anthropocene

By Prof. Dimitrios Kyparis | September 2025

This research interrogates the shifting boundaries between human consciousness, digital systems, and ecological awareness in the 21st century. Through phenomenological frameworks and quantum metaphysics, we reframe age-old philosophical questions in the context of climate crisis and AI evolution.

"Existence is always my own, never that of another."
– Martin Heidegger

Post-Human Consciousness

As neural interfaces blur the line between biological and artificial cognition, classical Cartesian dualism becomes insufficient to describe experience. Modern philosophies of mind must account for distributed intelligence across organic and synthetic substrates.

The Observer Paradox

Quantum interpretations challenge naive realism, suggesting consciousness itself may be an emergent property of measurement interactions. This has profound implications for ethical frameworks in scientific inquiry.

Ethical Paradigm Shifts

Climate collapse demands radical reconfiguration of moral responsibility. The traditional human-as-center model fractures under ecological reality, necessitating new ethical systems that treat nature as moral subject.

Digital Afterlives

Immortality through digital consciousness raises existential questions about personhood. Are we defined by physical continuity, or by cognitive pattern persistence? This research investigates philosophical frameworks for digital embodiment.

Interdisciplinary Connections