The Metaphysics of Modern Physics

Abstract

Metaphysics is concerned with the nature of being, while modern physics is concerned with the physical world. If consciousness itself is the nature of being, then how is being related to the physical world? An answer can be given in terms of recent discoveries in physics, including the holographic principle, dark energy, non-commutative geometry, and unification mechanisms. These metaphysical connections suggest that the ultimate nature of reality and existence can only be identified as undifferentiated consciousness, often referred to as the void.