About

Consciousness of the Real

Consciousness of the Real (CdR) is a theoretical framework under development that explores how physical, biological, and cognitive structures can emerge from internal constraints of coherence.

The objective is not to “replace” established theories, but to propose a structuring framework that makes it possible to connect results from distinct domains (physics, cosmology, chemistry, biology, psychophysics) and to test their compatibility through invariants, relations, and predictions.

What CdR is not

  • A philosophical doctrine or a “symbolic” interpretation of reality.
  • An argument from authority : every statement must be open to discussion, verification, or refutation.
  • A scientific consensus : CdR is a structured proposal, open to critical examination.

Project objectives

  • Describe a foundation of internal constraints capable of generating observable structures.
  • Identify invariants and relations (scales, constants, symmetries, geometries) and verify their coherence.
  • Provide a structured, readable, and traceable corpus (main text + associated formalism).
  • Document tests, hypotheses, limitations, and open issues.

Positioning

CdR is an independent work, not affiliated with an academic or industrial institution. It follows a theoretical, critical, and constructive approach, with priority given to clarity, traceability, and reproducibility (when numerical tests are involved).

Site structure

  • CdR : the main corpus, organized by sections and logical progression.
  • Publications & repositories : preprints, repositories, identifiers, archives.
  • Search : internal search (FR / EN) across the corpus and its pages.
  • Community : a forum for questions, remarks, objections, and discussion.

Languages

All content is written in French and then fully translated into English before publication. The site is therefore systematically available in FR/EN. Some elements are even published only in English when this format is the most appropriate — notably PDFs intended for academic dissemination, as well as certain forum sections oriented toward “experts”.

Access and participation

Questions, comments, and critiques are centralized via the forum. The objective is to maintain reasoned exchanges focused on the content (hypotheses, definitions, consequences, tests, and limitations).

Author identity

Sylvain Lebel

Independent researcher

Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

ORCID
orcid.org/0009-0008-3247-1524
Researcher identifier ensuring the traceability of publications and contributions associated with the project.

For public references, repositories, and archives, see the Publications & repositories page.