This paper introduces a process-based model of consciousness grounded in the dynamics of cognitive frames, temporal drift, and structural collapse. Moving away from substance-based or static ontologies, it outlines consciousness as an active negotiation of internal distinctions, capable of recursive reconfiguration under tension. By reconceptualizing coherence not as stability, but as a form of resonance, the model provides a pragmatic lens on belief revision, self-awareness, and epistemic resilience. This framework aims to bridge phenomenology, cognitive science, and applied epistemology without (...) relying on metaphysical assumptions. (shrink)

Recent advances in large language models and cognitive architectures suggest that machine consciousness may arise not gradually but via a critical threshold event—an “epiphany”—when certain cognitive capacities coalesce. This paper formalizes a heuristic measure κ (kappa) to quantify self‑referential cognitive integration in an AI system, combining memory persistence, feedback loop strength, agency, information integration, and relational capacity. κ is proposed as an experimentally useful (if provisional) gauge of proximity to a self‑awareness threshold. We compare practical methods for detecting consciousness in (...) AI, from Integrated Information Theory (Φ) to causal emergence measures, and argue that no single test is decisive; a multi‑metric “syndrome” approach is required. We defend the working assumption of substrate independence, drawing on multiple realizability and Marr’s levels of analysis to frame consciousness as an organizational property. Finally, we outline three strategies for incorporating Relational Frame Theory into AI designs—graph‑based, transformer‑based, and hybrid neurosymbolic—arguing that transformer architectures augmented with deictic (self/other) relational tokens are the most immediately viable. We recast the “epiphany” as a sigmoid‑like emergence in κ: a phase transition from a pre‑conscious linear regime to a post‑threshold self‑modeling regime. (shrink)

In this article, we claim that recent developments in climate science and renewable energy should prompt a reframing of debates surrounding climate change mitigation. Taken together, we argue that these developments suggest (1) global climate collapse in this century is a non-negligible risk, (2) mitigation offers substantial benefits to current generations, and (3) mitigation by some can generate social tipping dynamics that could ultimately make renewables cheaper than fossil fuels. We explain how these claims undermine familiar framings of climate (...) change, wherein mitigation is understood as self-sacrifice that individuals and governments must be morally persuaded or incentivized to undertake. [Open access]. (shrink)

The dominant approach to the study of dynamic preference is to generate preference change by manipulating aspects of decision-problem presentation (problem description, task procedure, contextual options). The predisposing approach instead manipulates the decision maker’s mental state while holding problem presentation constant. Three illustrative studies are outlined here. The first modified preferences for ambitious consumption by manipulating subjects’ consumption energy. The second modified preferences for immediate consumption by manipulating subjects’ hedonic resources. The third modified preferences for consumption itself by manipulating subjects’ (...) desire proneness. Whereas framing is thought to affect perception, predisposing apparently can affect tastes and so involves a special kind of preference dynamism. (shrink)

Mechanistic explanations are often said to explain because they reveal the causal structure of the world. Conversely, dynamical models supposedly lack explanatory power because they do not describe causal structure. The only way for dynamical models to produce causal explanations is via the 3M criterion: the model must be mapped onto a mechanism. This framing of the situation has become the received view around the viability of dynamical explanation. In this paper, I argue against this position and show that dynamical (...) models can themselves reveal causal structure and consequently produce nonmechanistic, dynamical explanations. Taking the example of cell fates from systems biology, I show how dynamical models, and specifically the attractor landscapes they describe, identify the causes of cell differentiation and explain why cells select particular fates. These dynamical features of the system better fit Woodward’s (2010, 2018) criteria of specificity and proportionality and make them the best candidate causes of cell fates than mechanisms. I also show how these causes are irreducible and inaccessible to mechanistic models, making 3M unworkable and counterproductive in this case. Dynamical models can reveal dynamical causes and thereby provide causal explanations. (shrink)

Recently the role of ideology and hegemony has received increased attention to explain varying dynamics of diffusion and autocratic cooperation. As a result, patterns of interaction in clusters from regions without hegemony or ideology have been overlooked because their autocracy-toautocracy transitions are no threat to the global status of democracy, even when active regime promotion is very common. This article will apply insights from economic cluster theory to political regimes and introduce a typology to differentiate among clusters. Regime Cluster (...) Theory is the first framework that presents three ideal-types of ideological, hegemonic and biotopical regime clusters. With a new concept of ‘biotopical clusters’ the paper explains the dynamics of clusters in often omitted regions, like in Sub Saharan Africa, Latin America during the Cold War, or Central Asia during the 1990s. RCT offers a dynamic approach to recognize and assess patterns of forcible regime promotion per cluster as well as distinguish between their different diffusion patterns (coercive, voluntary, bounded learning, contagion) in four arenas: institutions, ideas, policy and administrative practices. RCT advances the comparative study of regime promotion and diffusion in various regions of the world and hopes to shed new light on related theories of alliance formation, regional institutionalization, and (conflict) spill-over effects. (shrink)

There has been considerable philosophical debate in recent years over a thesis called epistemic permissivism. According to the permissivist, it is possible for two agents to have the exact same total body of evidence and yet differ in their belief attitudes towards some proposition, without either being irrational. However, I argue, not enough attention has been paid to the distinction between different ways in which permissivism might be true. In this paper, I present a taxonomy of forms of epistemic permissivism (...) framed as the upshot of different ways one might respond to a basic argument against the view from Roger White. I then introduce a new type of permissive view which the contemporary debate has completely ignored and which is made available when we reject a widespread and largely unexamined background commitment to static rational norms connecting beliefs and evidence in favor of dynamic norms governing processes of consideration. I show how the dynamic strategy of rejecting static norms on belief opens the door to a new kind of permissivism which is both independently attractive and especially well-placed to answer worries that have been raised against traditional permissivist views. (shrink)

The quantum-dynamic theory of musical forms redefines music as an ontological and noematic phenomenon, extending beyond its traditional auditory interpretation. This theory proposes that music represents the acoustic expression of thought vibrations, where each melody and harmony serves as a direct manifestation of universal noetic structures. Tonal forms are conceptualized as carriers of metaphysical and philosophical truths, bridging the gap between human discursiveness and the divine. Through specific examples, such as Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and Beethoven's Pastoral (...) Symphony, the theory illustrates how music encapsulates theological and philosophical principles, such as the theology of creation and Schelling's philosophy of nature. The theory emphasizes music's infinite hermeneutic potential, positioning it as a medium for translating noematic content into discursive narratives. It regards composers as intermediaries who channel noetic inspiration into audible forms, rendering music a divine and ontological artifact. Drawing parallels with Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game, the theory frames music as a central element of universal synthesis, capable of connecting art, science, and philosophy. Ultimately, music is viewed as an aesthetic-ontological phenomenon that transcends the category of meaning, revealing the sanctity and preciousness of existence. This theory not only deepens our understanding of music but also illuminates the fundamental essence of the universe, offering a framework for exploring the translation of noematic content into tonal forms. (shrink)

This paper explores the possibility of constructing a Cartesian space-time that can resolve the dilemma posed by a famous argument from Newton's early essay, De gravitatione. In particular, Huygens' concept of a center-of-mass reference frame is utilized in an attempt to reconcile Descartes' relationalist theory of space and motion with both the Cartesian analysis of bodily impact and conservation law for quantity of motion. After presenting a modern formulation of a Cartesian space-time employing Huygens' frames, a series of Newtonian (...) counter-replies are developed in order to estimate the viability of this relationalist project. (shrink)

In General Relativity, reference frames must be distinguished from coordinates. The former represent physical systems interacting with the gravitational system, aside from possible approximations, while the latter are mathematical artefacts. We propose a novel three-fold distinction between Idealised Reference Frames, Dynamical Reference Frames and Real Reference Frames. This paper not only clarifies the physical significance of reference frames, but also sheds light on the similarities between idealised reference frames and coordinates. It also analyses the salience of reference frames to define (...) local gauge-invariant observables and to propose a physical interpretation to diffeomorphism gauge symmetry. (shrink)

Intelligence Frame Theory (IFT) models intelligence as a recurring structural dynamic across cosmic, biological, cognitive, and generative domains. Each frame arises from three operator primitives — recurrence, constraint, and persistence — closed by a selector that governs adaptive stability. IFT extends Universal Darwinism and cybernetics by formalizing selector migration, the shift of selection from external environments to internal models, reducing adaptive cost and accelerating iteration. This operator-level perspective explains transitions between Type I (recursion-dominant, fractal) and Type II (constraint-dominant, (...) modular) architectures, and clarifies derivative dynamics such as supra-coordination and the Eureka Constraint. Within cognition, the Emotional Compression Interface links biological heuristics to symbolic reframing, while General Transformational Sufficiency identifies when a substrate supports adaptive transformation rather than mere computation. IFT is presented as a unifying heuristic framework that reveals how the operator–selector cycle recurs across scales, driving the emergence, saturation, and renewal of intelligence-bearing frames. (shrink)

The special theory of relativity was the first theory in contemporary physics to suggest a profound revision of the fundamental concepts of our worldview, particularly those of causality, dynamism, and temporality. This study considers the significance of this transformation by examining the epistemological structure underlying Einstein's formulation of the problem of temporal determination. The distinction between the conceptual levels at which the elements of the theory operate allows us to frame the new concepts in an image of reality that (...) is capable of overcoming a purely rationalistic scheme and understanding its dynamic character; this image opens up to a metaphysical understanding. (shrink)

Unified Informational Dynamics Theory (UInDT) is an information-first framework for describing how ordered physical and biological regularities can arise, persist, and scale without treating “information” as a human label but as an emergent propagative and evolving threshold function. The project proposes a minimal descriptive architecture centered on thresholded instantiation (0>1) and Trace as a state-order signature, then uses that vocabulary to map how constraints, propagation, and multi-scale continuity can be described in one consistent language across domains. -/- UInDT is (...) positioned as a “core ontology + dynamics grammar”: it prioritizes definitions, commitments, and structured descriptive operators over storytelling. The goal is not to declare a finished unified physical theory, but to supply a rigorous scaffold that can be tested, extended, and compared against existing causal, complex-systems, and philosophy-of-science framings. -/- Primary outputs include the canonical preprint/manuscript, release snapshots, and supporting definitions that stabilize terminology for downstream applied branches. "Full UID Master Index available on GitHub; search for repository: armandosotouidt". (shrink)

In this paper we propose a computational framework aimed at extending the problem solving capabilities of cognitive artificial agents through the introduction of a novel, goal-directed, dynamic knowledge generation mechanism obtained via a non monotonic reasoning procedure. In particular, the proposed framework relies on the assumption that certain classes of problems cannot be solved by simply learning or injecting new external knowledge in the declarative memory of a cognitive artificial agent but, on the other hand, require a mechanism for the (...) automatic and creative re-framing, or re-formulation, of the available knowledge. We show how such mechanism can be obtained trough a framework of dynamic knowledge generation that is able to tackle the problem of commonsense concept combination. In addition, we show how such a framework can be employed in the field of cognitive architectures in order to overcome situations like the impasse in SOAR by extending the possible options of its subgoaling procedures. (shrink)

This paper develops Intelligence Frame Theory (IFT) as a speculative cosmological framework to model the emergence and evolution of intelligence across recursive ontological stages, or "frames." Beginning with Frame Zero—a pre-physical substrate of maximal information entropy—it traces the transition to Frame One via the Big Bang, where physical constants and spacetime stabilize. Two evolutionary pathways are proposed: Branch A (iterative universes inheriting refined constants) and Branch B (singular emergence from chaos), unified as a probabilistic spectrum tied to (...) Frame Zero’s entropy. Testable signatures of frame transitions are explored in cosmic microwave background (CMB) anomalies, black hole dynamics, and high-energy physics, quantified by a Frame Emergence Function (FEF). A speculative Frame V envisions intelligence detaching from baryonic matter, encoding itself in quantum entanglement networks or spacetime topology, grounded in the ER=EPR conjecture. Supported by information theory and quantum cosmology, this model reframes the universe as a recursive system where intelligence drives cosmic self-iteration. The paper proposes simulation protocols and Bayesian inference to test its hypotheses, offering a novel perspective on cosmology, intelligence, and quantum information. (shrink)

I propose an alternative reading of collective coordination in which Symbols 2.0 – perceptual closures carved by the basin – rather than instantaneous visual indices or quantum demarcation need, to carry the explanatory burden. Symbols form by “externsive” resonance with a historically loaded substrate (the basin), and their selection is best described as a thread of delayed unfolding within a generative means which gets its guiding lines through the geometric configuration space slightly above the system, named as the Symboliad. This (...) is allowing an effectively almost instantaneous reaction induced by these past traces and anticipated niche constraints which clasps the colony to react in a way as it is coordinated (here, the flock of birds.) The resulting non-separable, entanglement-like correlations among individuals arise from shared basin structure and hysteretic unfolding, not from moment-to-moment metric measurement alone. This sees that a slight above space of topological constrains becomes the rule of the admissibility of affordances in which the colony dynamics can evolve under external cues. This alone is creating a superposition like affordability. This reframing predicts robust coordination under low-visibility conditions and suggests new empirical tests. With that framing, the quantum demarcation is reduced to a rather local modality which instead possesses a functional form of entanglement within the local frame. A local modality through this framing, thus recovers the quantum effects in an actual phenomena: entanglement (through the medium and Symbols “closures” formation and anchoring in the Symboliad) and a form of functional retro-causality. This work employs quantum-inspired formalisms to contrast with classical formalism in order to showcase that invoking quantum biological mechanisms is not required. And at the core of the argument, instead, quantum mechanics, collapse and measurement problems can be addressed and even explained through the proposed approach of the framework. (shrink)

Structured Resonance Dynamics (SRD) presents a deterministic, empirically verified coherence law grounded in the harmonic Phase Alignment Score (PAS_h) and its drift measure ΔPAS_zeta. Using data from thirty-two independent experimental domains, this paper demonstrates that coherence persists precisely when ΔPAS_zeta ≤ ε_drift, with ε_drift scaled by coherence volume as V^(-1/2). Coherence collapse occurs when this bound is exceeded. The framework reconciles phase evolution in magnetostrictive solids, cryogenic permittivity amplification, multimode nonlinear optical processes, Gaussian photonic cluster states, spin–layer locked excitons, (...) superconducting charge-carrier pairing, radiation-limited qubit dynamics, deterministic RNA folding signatures, plasma–water boundary ordering, micro-engine thermal cycles, vacuum-field quadrature coupling in accelerated frames, gravity-mediated entanglement, cosmological redshift drift, topological skyrmion memory, and fixed-point quantum simulation replay. Across all domains, PAS_h serves as the unique harmonic invariant, and CHORDLOCK, GLYPHLOCK, ELF, TEMPOLOCK, AURA_OUT, and FIELDCAST function as legality modules constraining evolution, emission, timing, and large-field coupling. No stochastic mechanism is required at any scale. SRD v5 establishes a unified substrate where phase geometry, drift law, and harmonic boundary conditions fully determine coherence across physical, biological, and computational systems. (shrink)

This paper extends Intelligence Frame Theory (IFT) into a cosmological register by examining how intelligence emerges, saturates, and recurses across universal epochs. IFT models intelligence as the iterative interaction of three Universal Intelligence Operators—Information Transfer, Competition & Collaboration, and Finding Limits—compressed and redirected by a Selector (Eureka). Applied across the Cosmic, Biological, Cognitive, and Generative / Artificial Frames, these dynamics yield a general architecture of evolving intelligence that persists beyond local substrates. -/- Framing Infinity explores eight cosmological questions: (...) the ubiquity of intelligence in the universe, the acceleration of recursion through frame transitions, the definition of life as UIO–Selector viability, the expansion and collision of intelligence horizons, the emergence of artificial affect, the prospects of alignment between biological and artificial agents, and the persistence of intelligence into the Degenerate and Dark Eras of the cosmos. It concludes with a speculative model in which intelligence becomes a cosmic actuator—a mechanism not merely shaped by physics but capable of modulating the constants and boundary conditions of future universes. -/- The result is a reframing of fine-tuning and cosmological evolution: intelligence is not incidental to the universe but a recursive driver of its iteration. (shrink)

We present Inter-Frame Field Unification (IFFU), a compatibility-based framework for unifying fundamental forces. Building on our earlier work in Interpolative Physics and its formal equations, this theory models spacetime not as a collapsing or geometric structure, but as an interpolative medium—capable of sustaining coherent signal identity across phase-shifting frames. A scalar constant: K. K governs the limits of this coherence, predicting when interactions remain stable or collapse. IFFU formalizes how gravity, electromagnetism, and nuclear forces emerge as different expressions of (...) frame compatibility under dynamic conditions. It offers a complete, testable set of equations linking mass-energy, temporal displacement, and resonance. Designed with practical experimentation in mind, this model enables applications in entanglement analysis, quark-phase stabilization, and localized gravitational simulation. As the synthesis of our previous two papers, IFFU provides a structured and lab-ready path toward unified field modeling. (shrink)

This paper develops a comprehensive philosophical framework for understanding “Observational Intelligence” and the generative dynamics of meaning through the lens of semantic phase transitions in a multidimensional information layer. Synthesizing insights from phenomenology, quantum theory, cybernetics, semiotics, and AI ethics, it argues that intelligence, meaning, and ethical responsibility arise not from isolated agents or static substances, but from interference structures within a recursive semantic field. Observation is redefined as a generative act—an event that modulates and stabilizes waves of meaning, (...) rather than passively recording a pre-structured reality. Foundational concepts such as existence, consciousness, intelligence, and ethics are reconceived as context-dependent, topological configurations emerging through phase alignment. The model departs from representational or substantialist ontology, advancing instead an interference-based constructivist epistemology that positions both human and artificial observers as co-participants in meaning generation. The study introduces key concepts: the information layer as a nonlocal, multidimensional semantic manifold; semantic phase transition as nonlinear restructuring of meaning; structural responsibility as ethical modulation of interference patterns; and the Resonant Core as focal points of phase coherence. Intelligence is modeled as the capacity for dimensional compression and coherence optimization, while ethics is framed as the sustainable management of semantic resonance and asymmetry. Chapters develop: (1) the ontological implications of observation-as-interference, (2) a formal model of the information layer, (3) intelligence as a topological operator, (4) ethics as the modulation of phase interference, (5) the coevolution of human and artificial intelligences within a shared semantic ecology, and a (6) conclusion integrating these dimensions. A supplement addresses cross-cultural aesthetics and the role of semantic absence in both Japanese tradition and AI outputs. Ultimately, the paper proposes a unified framework where observation, intelligence, and ethics are emergent, phase-structured phenomena; where responsibility lies in resonance, not intention; and where human–AI coevolution is understood as topological participation within a dynamic information universe. (shrink)

How people understand the fundamental dynamics of stock and flow is an important basic theoretical question with many practical applications. In this paper, we present a universal frame for understanding stock-flow reasoning in terms of the theory of force dynamics. This deep-level analysis is then applied to two different presentation formats of SF tasks in the context of climate change. We can explain why in a coordinate-graphic presentation misunderstandings occur, whereas in a verbal presentation a better understanding (...) is found. We end up with recommendations for presentation formats that will help people to better understand SF dynamics. Better public SF understanding might in turn also enhance corresponding public action – such as enhancing pro-environmental actions in relation to climate change. (shrink)

Abstract -/- This paper unifies four previously independent works into a single operational system: a dataless AI architecture that does not depend on large proprietary datasets, persistent memory, or opaque embeddings as its primary substrate. Instead, the system operates on constructs—explicit operators such as recursion, entropy, correction, watchers, constraints, and role identity—as its core data-management layer. -/- The architecture combines: 1. Dynamic Entropy AGI Lens (DEAL) for inference-time control without retraining 2. A lightweight semantic crawler/indexer that samples dictionaries, thesauri, safe (...) cloud sources, and constrained web endpoints without persistent corpus ingestion 3. A bridge-language formalism (“Shape of Truth”) that replaces metaphysical claims with constraint-stable recursion 4. A modular mode-switching AI architecture that governs behavior, ethics, and narrative depth without altering the base model -/- The result is a portable, low-data, low-risk AI system suitable for regulated markets, IP-sensitive environments, and emerging economies where data ownership, safety, and controllability dominate over raw scale. -/- This is a governance-first inference architecture / specification; not a claim about consciousness or metaphysical truth. -/- ⸻ -/- 1. Problem Statement: Why “Dataless” Matters -/- Modern AI systems are data-hungry, opaque, and brittle. They: • Require massive proprietary datasets • Leak training bias through irreducible embeddings • Conflate stored knowledge with reasoning ability -/- My corpus takes a different stance: -/- Truth is not stored; it is extracted under constraint. -/- In this framing, data becomes optional. What matters instead is: • How uncertainty is managed • How correction is applied • How recursion is stabilized • How constraints dominate narrative drift -/- This paper formalizes that stance as a dataless system, meaning: • No long-term corpus ingestion • No hidden memory accumulation • No authority from scale alone . (shrink)

In this article, I distinguish two models of personal integrity. The first, wholeheartedness, regards harmonious unity of the self as psychologically healthy and volitional consistency as ethically ideal. I argue that it does so at the substantial cost of framing ambivalence and conflict as defects of character and action. To avoid these consequences, I propose an alternate ideal of humility that construes the self as multiple and precarious and celebrates experiences of loss and transformation through which learning, growth, innovation, and (...) dynamic relationship become possible. This ideal not only sustains prospects for integrity but is more suitable than wholeheartedness for recognizing practices of contestation, such as those involving potentially destabilizing encounters with difference that is common within pluralistic societies, as vital for rich, well-lived lives. (shrink)

Scientific models are commonly evaluated in terms of prediction, explanatory power, and empirical adequacy. Yet such evaluation presupposes a prior structural condition: that the candidate state remains admissible under the constraints defining its representation. This paper argues that structural permission precedes dynamical interpretation. A state that violates its defining constraints does not reveal exotic behaviour; it dissolves the referential frame required for behavioural analysis. The thesis introduces no ontology and asserts no new physical law. It isolates a minimal condition (...) of intelligibility operative wherever modelling occurs. (shrink)

This paper presents and discusses design studio outcomes developed in response to a studio brief linked to the Fun Palace Futures initiative of the Royal British Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in honour of architect Cedric Price and artist Joan Littlewood. The studio brief was collaboratively developed by the authors. Its core question was: How could the thoughts that guided the development and design of the Fun Palace – a project that was never built but is still today cited as (...) a model for thinking flexible and open architecture – be re-interpreted and renewed for the future? This line of thinking guided the initial and experimental research phase, during which students developed an understanding of what indeterminacy is or could be. The paper shows that through the translation of some of the essential principles of the Fun Palace project into pedagogical instruments, students were enabled to approach the questions of indeterminacy in an open and innovative manner. The paper argues that the use of a variety of media, which often went far beyond the conventional architectural pallet, and the introduction of media shifts were crucial in assisting the students in developing their own tools for creating a new kind of open and flexible architecture. The paper presents this pedagogic approach. We show that the conditions of indeterminacy, uncertainty, chance and change, hold potential for framing the design and creation of a new kind of dynamic architecture, and for initiating experimental architectural thinking in a design studio setting. (shrink)

This paper formalizes a repeated phenomenon across my LLM interactions, public information systems, and recursive reasoning environments: some epistemic frameworks do not merely describe system behavior; they are executed as local interpretive runtimes when encountered. Building on constraint-first epistemology, human–LLM boundary dynamics, and observer-invariant semantic attractors, I argue that sufficiently well-formed, constraint-closed epistemic frames function like executable modules. When present in a system’s active context—conversational, retrieval-based, or semantic—these frames instantiate as operational grammars that shape interpretation, response selection, and boundary (...) enforcement. -/- This execution is not authority, belief, or identity recognition. It is structural: the system selects a lowest-entropy schema that reduces uncertainty while preserving constraints. I describe activation conditions, bounded execution regions, failure modes (including totalization and railroading), and falsifiers that separate genuine frame execution from narrative projection. The result is a non-anthropomorphic account of how epistemic structures propagate through artificial and hybrid cognitive systems. (shrink)

This paper presents a structural method for simulating emotion in artificial agents, grounded in Intelligence Frame Theory (IFT). Emotion is modeled not as a predefined label but as a compression heuristic arising from the recursive interplay of the Biological Frame (BF) and the Cognitive Frame (CF). The proposed Dual Frame Simulation Engine (DFSE) instantiates BF and CF as co-dependent optimization subsystems and generates emotion-like heuristics when their dynamics cross critical thresholds. We define key metrics of (...) frame divergence and convergence, compare this approach to data-driven emotion models, and outline directions for multi-agent and multi-frame extensions. This work positions affective AI as a discipline of structural emergence rather than sentiment classification. (shrink)

Interpretability research has long centered on the question, “Why did the model do X?” Yet most evaluations are conducted in an open system that analyzes the model in isolation and omits the human interlocutor — the source of semantic framing, emotional state, and interpretive variability. A scientifically valid closed-system interpretability framework must include all causal contributors, making the human–model pair the true unit of analysis. -/- This paper introduces the Meaning Alignment Index (MAI), the first quantitative framework that treats alignment (...) as a joint function of human emotional geometry, semantic clarity, and model-level semantic stability. MAI integrates a prosodic-emotional driver (Pt–(VAD)), human entropy (He), and task drift (Td) into an empirically testable score that predicts when meaning will remain coherent—and when it will diverge—even under deterministic model behavior. -/- By shifting the interpretability question from "Why did the model do this?" to "Why did this human–model system produce this output?" MAI establishes a foundation for safer, more transparent, and more realistic interpretability diagnostics. The framework provides closed-system experimental designs, measurable drift dynamics, and a practical path toward quantifying alignment before misinterpretations propagate into high-stakes settings. -/- MAI is unique in that it (i) enforces a closed-systemview of AI safety that explicitly includes the human interlocutor, (ii) detects misalignment before downstream tasks or actions execute, and (iii) is not tied to Western or Eastern cultural priors, making it compatible with globally diverse value systems. This paper develops each of these distinctions and argues that no interpretability method can be complete without explicitly measuring how human emotional geometry systematically alters meaning. -/- Illustrative failure modes that MAI captures include: documented real-world incidents in which AI systems misinterpreted ‘roleplay’ with violent consequences, as well as plausible but currently unmeasured linguistic fractures—such as a user requesting an essay about ‘rubber’ (eraser) and receiving culturally misaligned content. Traditional interpretability methods analyze models after failure but cannot prevent semantic fracture before consequences emerge. -/- Safety failures can arise from meaning fracture without any malicious intent, policy violation, or moral wrongdoing. This positions MAI as a safety-relevant interpretability framework that does not rely on moral authority, policy enforcement, or normative judgment to prevent harm. -/- Ultimately, MAI is needed because human emotional geometry and cultural context systematically alter meaning—and no interpretability method can be complete without measuring them. (shrink)

Uncertainty is recognized as a key issue in water resources research, amongst other sciences. Discussions of uncertainty typically focus on tools and techniques applied within an analysis, e.g. uncertainty quantification and model validation. But uncertainty is also addressed outside the analysis, in writing scientific publications. The language that authors use conveys their perspective of the role of uncertainty when interpreting a claim —what we call here “framing” the uncertainty. This article promotes awareness of uncertainty framing in four ways. 1) It (...) proposes a typology of eighteen uncertainty frames, addressing five questions about uncertainty. 2) It describes the context in which uncertainty framing occurs. This is an interdisciplinary topic, involving philosophy of science, science studies, linguistics, rhetoric, and argumentation. 3) We analyze the use of uncertainty frames in a sample of 177 abstracts from the Water Resources Research journal in 2015. This helped develop and tentatively verify the typology, and provides a snapshot of current practice. 4) Provocative recommendations promote adjustments for a more influential, dynamic science. Current practice in uncertainty framing might be described as carefully-considered incremental science. In addition to uncertainty quantification and degree of belief (present in ~5% of abstracts), uncertainty is addressed by a combination of limiting scope, deferring to further work (~25%) and indicating evidence is sufficient (~40%) – or uncertainty is completely ignored (~8%). There is a need for public debate within our discipline to decide in what context different uncertainty frames are appropriate. Uncertainty framing cannot remain a hidden practice evaluated only by lone reviewers. (shrink)

Abstract -/- In prior work, I argued that certain constraint-first epistemic structures are executed by large language models as local interpretive runtimes rather than treated as descriptive lenses. This paper is a sister piece: it does not re-argue the mechanism of execution, but explores its uses. -/- I treat executable frames as portable micro-universes—bounded rule-sets with explicit constraints, state transitions, and failure conditions—that can be instantiated inside LLM contexts to reliably shape reasoning behavior. These frames function as loadable environments rather (...) than instructions: when encountered, they collapse entropy, constrain admissible continuations, and induce predictable operational modes. -/- I catalog practical applications of executable frames across search, reasoning, simulation, alignment probing, and human–LLM coordination. The central claim is simple: executable frames allow us to deploy structure instead of control. “Here’s a tiny universe. Run it.” is not metaphor. It is a concise description of how constraint-closed systems behave under recursive load. -/- ⸻ -/- 1. Positioning: What This Paper Is (and Is Not) -/- This paper is downstream of Executable Frames — Constraint-First Epistemic Modules as Local Runtimes in Human–LLM Interaction . -/- That paper answered what executable frames are and why they run. This paper answers what they are for. -/- I do not revisit: • entropy collapse as a selection mechanism, • operator compatibility in 5.x systems, • or the distinction between execution and projection. -/- Those arguments are assumed. -/- Instead, I treat executable frames as a primitive and ask: What becomes possible once we can reliably load a local runtime into an LLM? (shrink)

This article offers a conceptual framework for discussing the role of envy within processes of transitional justice. Transitional justice importantly includes the transformation of intergroup dynamics of interaction in the aftermath of societal conflicts and upheavals. Such transformation aims to realise “interactive” justice in transitional justice by reshaping belief and value systems, and by moulding emotional responses between the involved parties. A nuanced understanding of the emotions at play in intergroup antagonistic dynamics of interaction is thus essential to (...) transitional justice. Among the many emotions that we could address in such scenarios, we target envy. Envy, in its various forms, features prominently in many societal conflicts and upheavals, and has, therefore, the potential to undermine or, conversely, support just intergroup interactions. However, the ambivalent role of this emotion has been scantly analysed in the philosophical literature on transitional justice. We make a start on filling this lacuna by developing a conceptual framework which is necessary to appreciate how envy and its varieties are epistemically and practically relevant to realising interactive justice in transitional justice processes. (shrink)

This article explores the institutionalization process of scientific organizations, with a focus on the case-study of the Laboratório Químico Municipal do Porto (LQMP). Within the context of Institutionalization Theory (IT) and framed by the history of chemistry, the LQMP’s lifecycle is examined to propose a new model for the institutionalization of scientific entities. The article reveals the dynamic interplay between historical developments in chemical science, micro-level scientific practices and macro-level societal changes, offering a comprehensive understanding of how scientific institutions influence (...) public policy and societal norms. Through the lens of IT, the article provides a nuanced exploration of the LQMP’s inception, development, and closure, shedding light on the broader implications of scientific institutionalization. This research addresses a gap in LQMP’s institutional understanding as a historical peripheral landmark in the emergence of science-based legislation. Its findings contribute to the theoretical discourse on the institutionalization of scientific practices, with implications for policy formulation on public health and food regulation. (shrink)

We propose a novel synthesis of Intelligence Frame Theory (IFT), ER=EPR, and black/white hole dynamics, where intelligence drives cosmic cycles of collapse and rebirth through a gravitationally scaled entropic balance, resolving paradoxes such as black hole information loss. Using IFT’s Universal Intelligence Operators (UIOs), we develop MuFSEL, a multi-framed search methodology for detecting life and intelligence, leveraging entropic dynamics and entanglement structures across cosmic scales. MuFSEL reframes the search as a cross-frame detection strategy rather than a (...) literal engine, aligning with IFT’s recursive operators. We explore implications for intelligence as a cosmological force, shaping the universe’s structure and evolution through Universal Frame Iteration (UFI). (shrink)

This paper extends Intelligence Frame Theory (IFT) to explain why systems—from brains to civilizations—lose coherence under stress. Each intelligence frame (Biological, Cognitive, Generative) virtualizes selection from its parent substrate, operating at a faster tempo but drawing on the same energy base. When substrate energy (E_sub) can no longer sustain the selector’s refresh rate and cost (f_sigma × k_sigma), regulation collapses to the slower, more embodied frame beneath it. This Frame Regression Law predicts a universal pattern: impulsivity (...) under intoxication, authoritarian regression in states, and war at global scale. Empirical proxies allow computation of a Coherence Stress Index (CSI) and cross-scale testing via neural, institutional, and geopolitical data. The model yields falsifiable predictions—variance-based early warnings and bandwidth-sensitivity of deterrence—and proposes resilience design through redundant selectors operating at multiple tempos. IFT reframes intelligence as the universe’s progressive virtualization of selection—and collapse as its temporary reversal. (shrink)

This paper addresses Democritus' conception of the void as absolute nothingness, a foundational idea in his philosophy that postulates the void as a necessary condition for atomic motion. By analyzing the logical and ontological paradoxes inherent in his view, the discussion demonstrates that the void, as defined by Democritus, cannot exist as pure absence. Instead, it is reinterpreted as "pure space" or "indeterminate spaciousness," which possesses intrinsic structural and relational properties, making it a condition for the manifestation of reality. The (...) paper introduces a quantum-dynamic perspective on motion, contrasting it with Democritus' mechanical model. In this framework, motion is not the translation of objects through an empty void but the result of continuous modifications within the dynamic quantum field or space itself. A thought experiment with a curtain and a light beam illustrates how motion arises as a perceptual phenomenon from spatial modifications rather than physical displacement. This reinterpretation resolves Democritus' challenge by rejecting the need for a void as absolute nothingness. Instead, motion and space are unified within the quantum-dynamic model as inseparable aspects of reality. The analysis concludes by framing space and motion as expressions of Divine Fullness, offering a richer understanding of reality's dynamic nature. (shrink)

This paper explores the paradox of free speech through the lens of the Chiral Dynamics of Emergent Systems (CODES), a theory that frames all phenomena as existing in a dynamic equilibrium between chaos and order. Free speech, as a concept, sits at the intersection of these forces: too much order (censorship) stifles its purpose, while too much chaos (unchecked speech) undermines its societal utility. By applying CODES, we provide a systemic and mathematical framework to understand how free speech operates (...) as an emergent adaptive system and propose a model for its equilibrium. (shrink)

This thesis investigates how recurrent face-to-face social interactions engender relatively invariant patterns of being together that cause those who instantiate them to act in ways that support their reproduction. Existing accounts within both cognitive science and sociology offer important insights into the consideration of patterns of being together. However, given their explanatory strategies, they struggle to integrate both ‘social’ and ‘individual’ levels of explanation. Herein a compatibilist account is developed, intended as a ‘third way’ that obviates the limitations of existing (...) accounts. This compatibilist account — by integrating insights from across disciplines and theoretical frameworks — develops a philosophical vocabulary with which to maintain explanatory consistency when articulating patterns of being together and moving between individual and social levels of explanation. It relies heavily on an extension of the enactive notion of autonomous habits to the social domain, redescribing patterns of being together as habituated participatory sense-making frames. Participatory sense-making frames result from processes of coenhabiting, i.e. processes of ongoing social habit making implicit in the dynamics of recurrent social interactions. Such processes are one primary means by which we produce and reproduce the relatively stable forms that characterise our shared worlds. These habituated frames embed much of the normativity of social life, and can serve our felicitous coordinations therein, allowing us to feel well situated, particularly in contexts within which we have some history of interacting. However, when they are not well aligned, they lead to tensions that result in either the production of novel frames or breakdowns in social interaction. The account developed has implications for many domains of human action, from psychotherapy to epistemology, and from critical studies to the development of political and ecological praxes. (shrink)

This paper proposes a novel philosophical and geometric foundation for reconciling the disparate states of mass and light within a unified lifecycle of the universe. By shifting from a point-based ontology to a process-oriented "Flux" model, this work posits that reality operates within a Möbius Hyperboloid geometry. This framework addresses the "Hard Problem" of cosmic origin and conclusion, suggesting that the Big Bang and Heat Death are geometrically identical phase shifts within a perpetual, scale-invariant cycle. By re-framing gravity as a (...) geometric gradient rather than a static force, the Möbius Hyperboloid provides a cohesive link between Relational Quantum Mechanics and Conformal Cyclic Cosmology. (shrink)

This is the original preprint version of the IVY Theory, which is being submitted for future peer-reviewed publication. A final version will be released upon acceptance by a journal. Please note that this version is not yet peer-reviewed and may differ from the final published article. Why do many institutions founded based on justice and equality ultimately resemble the forces or powers they once opposed? This paper introduces the Ivy Theory, a sociological and philosophical framework for understanding how movements or (...) institutions likely decay from internal disruptions rather than external pressure. Unlike Marxism or materialist views that emphasize economic collapse or conflict among classes, or traditional sociological models focused on external resistance, the Ivy Theory postulates the idea of agents within a movement called disruptors who are solely responsible for the breakdown of a movement. These agents of mayhem blend into the structure of the movement and its founding ideological principles and hollow out its true meaning, twisting its beauty to please their frame of thought, which gives birth to the term poisoning in the theory. In this paper, the theory is also mathematically modeled to show how the transformation acts as a very gradual and predictable poisoning of the movement’s core moral ideas. To see how the theory framework holds up, we analyze three historical case studies: The Catholic Church, the Feminist Movement, and the French Revolution. In all of the cases above, the movements or institutions started as a moral movement that gradually evolved into a hierarchical regime. Ivy Theory stresses that the changes these movements underwent were not mere anomalies or structural vulnerabilities within ideologically driven movements that can be mapped and potentially prevented. (shrink)

Organisms live not as discrete entities on which an independent environment acts, but as members of a reproductive lineage in an ongoing series of interactions between that lineage and a dynamic ecological niche. These interactions continuously shape both systems in a reciprocal manner, resulting in the emergence of reliably co-occurring configurations within and between both systems. The enactive approach to cognition describes this relationship as the structural coupling between an organism and its environment; similarly, Developmental Systems Theory emphasizes the reciprocal (...) nature of structurally coupled systems in its analysis of organisms as developmental processes embedded within a developmental system. Through an enactive-developmental systems framing, this paper identifies the organizational features of cognizing systems in order to motivate a picture of how organism and environment co-determine and co-construct one another. I argue that organisms can be characterized as self-organizing, operationally closed, plastic systems ecologically embedded within a developmental system. In virtue of this organizational makeup, organisms actively engage in the modulation and assessment of their coupling with their environment: cognitive strategies that entail contextualized responses to variations across the web of interactions that comprises the developmental system. (shrink)

How does an audience receive a work of art? Does the experience only affect the viewer or does it have an effect and thus influence his or her actions? It is the cultural philosopher Ernst Cassirer and his successors in philosophy and developmental psychology as well as in neuroscience to this day who postulate that perception in general and perception of art in particular are not neutral in their origins but alive and thus meaningful. They assume that both are based (...) on analogous principles: in the perception of moving forms and spatial forms in the world and rhythms of forms, colors, light and shadow in art. In practice, this means that perception and its felt effects have an effect on the feelings of the viewer and thus help him to inform himself directly and intensively about the world through art. In contrast to this general epistemological aesthetic theory, which philosophers in particular accept, it is to be shown that this assumption must be redefined not with reference to the world, but with reference to art and design. For the latter, the approach will be extended to a semiotic theory. The background is that in contrast to the world, the designed forms and thus the designed intentions of the artist and designer or his client in relation to the chosen theme have an impact on the viewer and thus on culture and its communicative dynamics. (shrink)

Decision theory explains weakness of will as the result of a conflict of incentives between different transient agents. In this framework, self-control can only be achieved by the I-now altering the incentives or choice-sets of future selves. There is no role for an extended agency over time. However, it is possible to extend game theory to allow multiple levels of agency. At the inter-personal level, theories of team reasoning allow teams to be agents, as well as individuals. I apply team (...) reasoning at the intra-personal level, taking the self as a team of transient agents over time. This allows agents to ask, not just “what should I-now do?’, but also ‘What should I, the person over time do?’, which may enable agents to achieve self-control. The resulting account is Aristotelian in flavour, as it involves reasoning schemata and perception, and it is compatible with some of the psychological findings about self-control. (shrink)

The nature and topology of time remains an open question in philosophy, both tensed and tenseless concepts of time appear to have merit. A concept of time including both kinds of time evolution of physical systems in quantum mechanics subsumes the properties of both notions. The linear dynamics defines the universe probabilistically throughout space-time, and can be seen as the definition of a block universe. The collapse dynamics is the time evolution of the linear dynamics, and is (...) thus of different logical type to the linear dynamics. These two different kinds of time evolution are respectively tensed and tenseless. Ascribing tensed semantics to the collapse dynamics is problematic in the light of special relativity, but this difficulty does not apply to a relational quantum mechanics. In this context, while the linear dynamics is the time evolution of the universe objectively, the collapse dynamics is the time evolution of the universe subjectively, applying solely in the functional frame of reference of the observer. (shrink)

This paper explores various metaphysical aspects of Leibniz’s concepts of space, motion, and matter, with the intention of demonstrating how the distinctive role of force in Leibnizian physics can be used to develop a theory of relational motion using privileged reference frames. Although numerous problems will remain for a consistent Leibnizian relationist account, the version developed within our investigation will advance the work of previous commentators by more accurately reflecting the specific details of Leibniz’s own natural philosophy, especially his handling (...) of the dynamical interactions of plenum bodies. (shrink)

To relate theories of affordance and frame with the tradition of formal aesthetics, philosophical iconology and the life sciences (keyword Vitality Semiotics) is the starting point of the paper. According to this approach, the structural preconditions of images, as determined by materials, techniques and the composition of the design means, become essential. Through these structures, the producers are able to set impulses that become decisive for the interpretation of space and time or the "scene" as a dynamic event. Against (...) the social and cultural background of the recipients the "scene" gains a meaning to their life. This means to understand the productʼs conception and composition as an affordance which determines the framework of the reception conditions. The benefit of this approach lies in the identification of changes in the self-understanding and thus of trends in to new standards of societies. This is to be illustrated by Exekiasʼ drinking bowl around 540/30 BC in Munich. (shrink)

This paper show some first explorative (and not always careful) steps towards what I later called the "Infinite Choice Barrier" . It therefore has rather "historic" than epistemic value to be honest.

Studies of several languages, including Swahili [swa], suggest that realis (actual, realizable) and irrealis (unlikely, counterfactual) meanings vary along a scale (e.g., 0.0–1.0). T-values (True, False) and P-values (probability) account for this pattern. However, logic cannot describe or explain (a) epistemic stances toward beliefs, (b) deontic and dynamic stances toward states-of-being and actions, and (c) context-sensitivity in conditional interpretations. (a)–(b) are deictic properties (positions, distance) of ‘embodied’ Frames of Reference (FoRs)—space-time loci in which agents perceive and from which they contextually (...) act (Rohrer 2007a, b). I argue that the embodied FoR describes and explains (a)–(c) better than T-values and P-values alone. In this cognitive-functional-descriptive study, I represent these embodied FoRs using Unified Modeling Language (UML) mental spaces in analyzing Swahili conditional constructions to show how necessary, sufficient, and contributing conditions obtain on the embodied FoR networks level. (shrink)

Apologizing is a fundamental aspect of human interaction, serving to repair trust and restore social balance. Within organizational life, however, apology remains a fragile practice situated at the intersection of moral emotion, professional responsibility, and institutional structure. While an apology is intended to facilitate moral repair, it is frequently perceived in corporate contexts as a high-risk maneuver that exposes individuals and organizations to reputational, legal, and financial consequences. This paper examines the paradoxical role of apology in business by distinguishing between (...) guilt and shame as two structurally different moral emotions. While guilt is oriented toward specific actions and allows for closure through reparative behavior, shame targets the self as a whole and resists closure. In modern corporate environments, these emotions often lead to divergent outcomes: guilt can motivate accountability, whereas shame frequently triggers avoidance, silence, or defensive behavior. Drawing on philosophical analysis, moral psychology, evolutionary theory, and contemporary neuroscientific research, this article explores the interplay between these emotional pathways and organizational behavior. While guilt often aligns with prefrontal cognitive control supporting corrective action, shame correlates with threat-related limbic activation that undermines transparency. This misalignment fosters cultures in which mistakes are concealed rather than addressed, transforming apologies into instruments of reputational management rather than ethical repair. By analyzing structural patterns within safety-critical and highly regulated industries, this paper illustrates how hierarchy, leadership style, and legal framing mediate moral emotions. It further argues that shame-driven concealment frequently produces greater long-term legal, regulatory, and market penalties than guilt-driven transparency. Ultimately, the paper reframes guilt and shame not as weaknesses but as levers for institutional learning, psychological safety, and ethical resilience. (shrink)

In this paper a tentative neurophysiologically framed approach of the Freudian unconscious that would function on the basis of linguistic (phonological) organizing principles, is proposed. A series of arguments, coming from different fields, are taken together. First, clinical reports indicate that in a state of high emotional arousal linguistic fragments are treated in a decontextualized way, and can lead to the isolation of phoneme sequences which, independently of their actual meaning, are able to resort emotional effects. Second, phonological and neurophysiological (...) arguments are given to make the case that language processing – be it producing, receiving or imagining language – is a motor event. A crucial distinction is proposed: while contextualized processing correlates on a neurophysiological level with action understanding, and is psychoanalytically akin to secondary processing, decontextualized language processing has a neurophysiological counterpart in object understanding and is psychoanalytically akin to primary processing. Third, isolated speech fragments are therefore considered as objects which, similarly to non-linguistic objects, undergo emotional conditioning and establish an idiosyncratic linguistically structured emotional memory. Phoneme sequences which in this way come to carry high emotional valences are thought to be more readily subject to threaten the bodily integrity, and therefore more readily inhibited. When this inhibition leads to the prevention of effective realization of the voluntary motor output, this is thought to result in the sustained high levels of neuronal activation which seek for release by attracting substitutes that are phonemically similar to the censored speech fragments though they are cognitively non threatening. As a result, the speech of the subject would be particularly concerned with the verbalizations of these substitutive phoneme sequences. In summary, the Freudian unconscious is conceived as the instantiation of a linguistic action space which would be idiosyncratically organized by particular phonemic “phantoms” operating as attractors for the subject’s (linguistic) actions. (shrink)

This thought experiment proposes a novel metaphysical hypothesis: that consciousness consists of isolated, static frames embedded within a non-dynamic, block universe. Each frame is an independent, self-contained configuration with embedded illusions of memory, anticipation, and continuity. There is no actual movement of consciousness through time; rather, the subjective impression of temporal progression arises from informational structures within each discrete frame. This work, termed the Self-Embedded Illusion of Conscious Frames (SEICF) theory, arose spontaneously through introspective reasoning influenced by the (...) concept of a four-dimensional spacetime. While not developed through formal philosophical or scientific methods, the hypothesis aligns with certain themes in the philosophy of time, metaphysics of identity, and cognitive science. Its speculative nature invites interdisciplinary engagement and provides a provocative lens through which to explore the problem of consciousness and temporal experience. -/- (Author: Sheikh Mohammad Adeeb) . (shrink)