[In Progress] [28,000] [Philosophy/Popular Science] P vs NP as a Question About Time, Knowledge, and Reality
I’m working on a book that explores P vs NP not as a mathematical problem to be solved, but as a philosophical question about knowledge, time, computation, and our position as observers embedded in the universe.
The central idea is the distinction between something being structurally available and an observer being able to efficiently discover or construct it. From there, the book connects computational complexity with time, entropy, locality, physics, cognition, and questions about what it means to know something at all.
I’m looking for someone who might enjoy reading a chapter or two and telling me whether the ideas make sense, where the argument feels convincing or unconvincing, and whether it works as an engaging book rather than just an interesting concept.
I’d also be very happy to swap: if you’re writing something of your own, I can read part of your work and give you thoughtful feedback in return.
If P vs NP, philosophy of science, physics, epistemology, or big slightly-weird questions about reality are your thing, we might be a good match.