Integrative Realism
Integrative Realism (also Integrative Dual-Aspect Monism) is a metaphysical position developed by Michael L. Adix II in What We Are (2026): reality has a single nature with two inseparable faces — a structural face described by physics and an intrinsic face that is what consciousness is made of — and complex phenomena arise from simpler constituents through integration.
Integrative Realism
Integrative Realism is a metaphysical position developed by Michael L. Adix II in What We Are (2026): reality has a single nature with two inseparable faces — a structural face described by physics and an intrinsic face that is what consciousness is made of — and complex phenomena arise from simpler constituents through integration.
From the clinical observation of consciousness dissolving under anesthesia, this work builds a systematic philosophy grounded in the intersection of neuroscience and metaphysics. It seeks to reconcile the objective structure of the physical world with the subjective architecture of the mind, offering a framework for understanding the nature of identity, time, and the foundations of science.
By testing each account against the strongest objections in the literature, Integrative Realism provides a rigorous and contemplative approach to the age of science. It is a philosophy written from the bedside, by a surgeon who has held what it tries to explain, and it is the result of a lifelong inquiry into the fabric of reality.