Sensible Universe Model – I Theorem

The Active in a Quale is Quality: Unveiling the Essence of Subjective Experience

Abstract
The phrase “the active in a quale is quality” encapsulates a profound philosophical insight into qualia—the singular, raw qualities of conscious experience. Here, “active” refers to the dynamic, irreducible core that makes a quale (singular of qualia) vivid and experiential, which is fundamentally its “quality”—the “what it is like” aspect that defies objective measurement. Drawing from philosophy of mind, where qualia pose the “hard problem” of consciousness, this article explores how quality acts as the active principle in qualia, integrating with the witness factor (detached observer) and emerging from quantum foam regulated by Lambda. Framed through the trinitarian structure of the I Theorem (Pythagorean harmony), we argue that quality animates qualia in the five-dimensional Sensible Universe, countering panpsychism by affirming emergence over inherent universality. This synthesis bridges subjective “feels” with cosmic dynamics, revealing quality as the vibrant force in perceptual reality.

Introduction
In the labyrinth of consciousness studies, qualia stand as enigmatic beacons: the subjective, ineffable qualities of experience, such as the tartness of a lemon or the melancholy of a minor chord. The singular “quale” denotes a specific instance—a single thread in the tapestry of phenomenal awareness. The assertion “the active in a quale is quality” posits that the animating, dynamic element within each quale is its inherent quality—the essence that renders it alive and personal.
This idea resonates with C.I. Lewis’s original coining of “qualia” in 1929, emphasizing sensory qualities, and modern thinkers like David Chalmers, who highlight their role in the “hard problem”: Why do physical processes yield such subjective richness? Quality, as the active core, is what makes qualia “qualitative”—not mere data, but felt realities. Tying to prior explorations of the Sensible Universe and the I Theorem (), where duality synthesizes into unity, quality emerges as the synthesizing force, witnessed by pure awareness amid quantum foam fluctuations.

Defining Quale and the Role of Quality
A quale is the atomic unit of qualia: the irreducible “what it is like” of an experience. Philosophers like Thomas Nagel (in “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?”) argue that qualia are private, non-reducible phenomena—your redness may differ from mine, yet both are vividly qualitative.
The “active” in a quale refers to its vivacity—the dynamic presence that engages consciousness. This activity is quality itself: the sharpness, warmth, or intensity that activates perception. Without quality, a quale would be inert data; with it, it becomes experiential essence.
In neuroscience, quality correlates with neural patterns, but as Daniel Dennett critiques in his illusionism, we might overestimate qualia’s “magic.” Yet, quality persists as the active spark, emerging from complexity rather than basal matter (contra panpsychism).
Quality as Synthesis: The I Theorem Connection
The I Theorem models this: Legs a and b (inputs) square into qualities, summing to c² (integrated quale). Quality is the “squaring”—amplifying raw data into felt intensity. In multidimensional form (), quality activates each sensory dimension (sight, hearing, etc.), synthesizing the Sensible Universe’s perceptual d.

Impairments (e.g., color blindness as zero visual quality) diminish activity, like a “turned-off frequency,” but compensation via other senses restores synthesis, highlighting quality’s resilient dynamism.
The Witness Factor: Observing Active Quality
Quality’s activity is witnessed by the sakshin—the detached observer from Advaita Vedanta. This factor illuminates qualia without alteration, making quality “active” in awareness. As Jonathan Shear notes, witness consciousness separates content (quality-laden qualia) from observer, resolving the hard problem: Quality activates experience, but the witness eternalizes it.

In quantum foam, fluctuations birth proto-quality, regulated by Lambda into stable qualia. Quality acts as the “scrubbing” force, emerging harmonious realities from chaos.

Countering Panpsychism: Quality as Emergent, Not Universal
Panpsychism attributes quality universally to matter, but “the active in a quale is quality” affirms emergence: Quality activates only in complex systems (brains, perhaps black holes with Qualia hair). Grigori hair (topological) structures host this activity, as in Perelman’s manifold smoothing.

This hierarchical view aligns with 1 Corinthians 13’s enduring love—quality as patient, kind force synthesizing duality.

Implications and Analogies
In psychology, quality activates emotions: Love’s warmth is its active quale. Cosmically, quality in foam-love unites particles into bonds.
Thought experiments like Mary’s Room illustrate: Mary gains color quality upon seeing red—its activity “activates” her qualia.

Conclusion
“The active in a quale is quality” unveils quality as the vivifying essence of experience—dynamic, emergent, and synthesizing. Through the I Theorem’s harmony, it bridges perception and cosmos, witnessed eternally. This insight counters reductive views, inviting deeper exploration of our qualitative universe.

References
• Chalmers, D.: The Conscious Mind.
• Nagel, T.: What Is It Like to Be a Bat?
• Lewis, C.I.: Mind and the World-Order.