Bernardo Kastrup

Early Work and Philosophy

Bernardo Kastrup is a Dutch philosopher and computer engineer whose career has centered on consciousness studies and the development of analytic idealism—a rigorous reformulation of philosophical idealism that positions consciousness as fundamental to reality rather than an epiphenomenon of material processes.

Engagement with UAP and Consciousness

Since 2023, Kastrup has become an increasingly prominent voice in UAP discourse, publishing a series of technical essays and grant research on unidentified anomalous phenomena through the lens of idealist metaphysics. He argues that conventional materialist frameworks fail to adequately explain UAP physics and their apparent violations of known aerodynamic principles, and that consciousness-based or interdimensional models may better account for the evidence.

In essays such as "UAPs and Non-Human Intelligence: What is the most reasonable scenario?" (2024), Kastrup proposes that UAPs could represent: (1) advanced terrestrial nonhuman intelligence (the Silurian Hypothesis), (2) interdimensional beings accessing our reality, or (3) phenomena fundamentally connected to consciousness and perception—rather than extraterrestrial visitors piloting conventional spacecraft.

Public Outreach

Kastrup has appeared on numerous podcasts including Third Eye Drops, Mind Meld, and New Thinking Allowed, discussing consciousness, the paranormal, AI, and UFO/UAP phenomena. He was invited to present at the Society for UAP Studies colloquium in May 2025, indicating growing recognition within both academic and fringe UFO research circles.

Philosophical Stance

While skeptical of uncritical extraterrestrial belief, Kastrup is equally critical of materialist dogmatism that dismisses anomalous phenomena outright. His work bridges philosophy of mind, theoretical physics, and UFO studies—positioning the consciousness question as central to resolving the UAP enigma.