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C-Theory: A Four-Axiom Framework for Consciousness as Dimensional Pattern Stability
No full textThis paper establishes C-Theory (Consciousness Capacity Theory), a four-axiom framework grounding consciousness in attractor dynamics and pattern stability. While Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and Global Workspace Theory (GWT) address information integration and global access, they leave unaddressed the problem of dynamical stability—how phenomenal states persist as stable, retrievable patterns against thermodynamic noise.
C-Theory proposes that conscious states correspond to stable, low-energy basins in high-dimensional phase space. Four axioms build this account: (1) Dimensional Complexity defines consciousness capacity as C = ρ^d × Φ, with exponential scaling justified by combinatorial explosion of attractor states; (2) Pattern Conservation establishes persistence through Landauer's principle and holographic encoding; (3) Substrate Constraints demonstrate that only recurrent architectures (cortex) support consciousness, while feedforward lattices (cerebellum) cannot; (4) Salience Weighting provides the selection mechanism determining which patterns are actualized.
The framework integrates recent 2025 experimental findings (wave-particle complementarity, room-temperature polariton BEC, synthetic dimensions) and generates testable predictions about substrate topology requirements and energetic thresholds for pattern stability.
This represents the first theoretical publication from "Dyadic Being: An Epoch," a nine-volume series exploring consciousness through lived experience and rigorous physics. Full mathematical treatment appears in Volume 4: The Principle of Existing
Artificial Intelligence, Society 5.0 and Smart City Adaptation Initiatives for Businesses: An Integrated Approach
No full textThe unprecedented migration of populations to urban areas has created major challenges for municipalities and service providers. To address these issues, decision-makers must embrace smart city and Society 5.0 paradigms, both of which focus on adaptability and sustainable development. Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a pivotal role by expanding service capacity, enabling automation, and processing vast data to align urban development with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper develops a multi-criteria analysis system designed to support decision-making in complex socio-technological contexts. Using cognitive mapping and the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique within a neutrosophic environment, the study analyzes cause-and-effect relationships among critical factors that influence businesses’ adaptation to AI, smart cities, and Society 5.0. The results offer a holistic decision-support framework to guide policymakers, businesses, and urban planners toward inclusive, sustainable, and technologically integrated societies
Chuck, Appearance and Reality
No full textHow can we know the minds of others? How can we make our own mind known? This book explores the philosophical problem of other minds as it shapes Chuck, a TV spy comedy, a show about keeping-and sharing-secrets
Gradientology: Foundations of the Primordial Triad — Treatise V: The Mathematization of the Veldt and Geometric Necessity
No full textThis treatise executes the critical transformation of the Veldt from metaphysical abstraction to rigorous mathematical instrument. Building upon the Primordial Axiom and Triadic Logic established in previous treatises, we derive the geometric necessity of the Configuration Space (Ωconfig) as the formal isomorph of the Relational Field. Through the integration of G.E. Hutchinson’s n-Dimensional Hypervolume and the rejection of Set Theory in favor of Category Theory, we demonstrate that existence must be geometrically defined as coordinate occupancy within an orthogonal vector space spanned by the primitives (E, C, F ). The treatise establishes the Unit Cube [0, 1]3 as the bounded domain of reality, redefines the Multiplicative Trap as geometric volume, and derives the Geometric Axiom of Existence. We prove that the three primitives must form orthogonal basis vectors (ˆe · ˆc = 0) due to their functional independence, establishing the intrinsic 3-dimensionality of the logical space. The shift from Set Theory to Category Theory provides the mathematical instantiation of the Primordial Axiom, with the Yoneda Lemma proving that objects are constituted solely by their morphisms. This mathematical ground bridges seamlessly to physical spacetime through the Principle of Structural Conservation, demonstrating that the physical universe must inherit the geometric properties of its abstract ground. The treatise thus completes the mathematical operationalization of the Veldt, setting the stage for the derivation of 3-dimensional physical space in the subsequent treatise
Kültürün Trajedisi ve Umudun Ethos’u
No full textBu makale, Hans-Georg Gadamer’in 1944 yılında kaleme aldığı “Prometheus ve Kültürün Trajedisi” ile aynı döneme ait “İnsan Nedir?” başlıklı metinlerini birlikte okuyarak, modern Batı kültürünün kendini anlama biçimini Prometheus miti üzerinden hermeneutik bir çerçevede yeniden yorumlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, Prometheus figürünün yalnızca teknik ilerlemenin ve yaratıcı kudretin simgesi olmadığını; aynı zamanda kültürün kurucu ama trajik gerilimini açığa çıkaran temel bir mitolojik yapı olduğunu savunur. Gadamer’e göre kültür, bireysel sonluluk ile kuşaklar-arası süreklilik arasındaki çözülemez bir çelişki üzerine kuruludur ve bu çelişki, mitin merkezinde yer alan umut (elpís) kavramı aracılığıyla düşünülmelidir. Makale, Hesiodos ve Aiskhylos’un Prometheus yorumları arasındaki farkları Gadamer’in analizi doğrultusunda ele alarak, umut kavramının kültürel yaratımın koşulu olarak nasıl yeniden anlamlandırıldığını gösterir. Umut, birey açısından aldatıcı olsa da, insanlık açısından kurucu bir hakikat işlevi görür; böylece kültür, bireysel fedakârlık üzerinden kolektif sürekliliği mümkün kılan trajik bir ethos olarak belirir. Bu bağlamda Gadamer’in yaklaşımı, modern araçsal aklın mutlaklaştırılmasına yönelik eleştiriyi, nihilist bir reddiye yerine, sonluluğun bilincine dayanan temkinli bir umut anlayışıyla birleştirir. Sonuç olarak makale, Prometheus mitinin, modernliğin teknik kibri ile insanî sınırların farkındalığı arasında salınan kültürel bilincin paradigmatik bir ifadesi olduğunu ve Gadamer’in bu miti, kültür eleştirisi ile umut ethos’unu birlikte düşünmeye imkân veren özgün bir felsefi zemin olarak kavradığını ileri sürmektedir
Reflections upon Religion
No full textThis book combines basic topics in philosophy of religion with scientific theories, such as the Big Bang theory, evolutionary theory, conform cyclic cosmology, and quantum field theory. In addition, it explains diverse religious phenomena, such as religious rituals, religious self-sacrifices, religious wars, religious euphoria, and religious ego-expanders, from the perspective of cognitive science of religion
Gradientology: Foundations of the Primordial Triad — Treatise XII: The Derivation of the Planetary Engine and the Geological Gradient
No full textThis treatise addresses the crucial scalar transition between cosmic physics and biological life by deriving the rocky planet as a necessary phase-separation engine. Following the establishment of universal physical laws in Treatise XI, the Relational Field encounters a ”Bandwidth Crisis”: diffuse cosmic fluxes lack the concentration density required for complex, self-sustaining informational loops. We demonstrate that gravitational collapse of heavy elements into hydrostatic spheres serves as a systematic sorting mechanism for the triadic primitives—Systematization (E), Constraint (C), and Registration (F )—creating the core-mantle-crust architecture as a macro-scale instantiation of the Inversion Principle. The treatise then descends to the micro-scale, deriving alkaline hydrothermal vents as natural geochemical batteries where Iron-Sulfur mineral labyrinths function as the first ”inorganic cells.” We prove that the proton gradient driving early metabolism was a geological given, not a biological invention. Finally, we derive the informational takeover by RNA and the subsequent ”Great Decoupling” through which life internalized the inversion principle via ATP-synthase and DNA-protein architecture, achieving autonomy from its planetary womb. The planetary engine is thus revealed as the necessary intermediate scale that transforms cosmic potential into biological actuality
Bioapotheose
No full textL'humain vit dans l'illusion de la liberté. En réalité, il est prisonnier de schémas biologiques et sociaux. Il répète des comportements "pré-guidés" et fuit la mort, ce qui le condamne à la stagnation. Le Concept de La Bioapothéose est le franchissement d'un seuil évolutif par un acte de rupture. C’est le moment où un individu décide de devenir un "bug" volontaire
Metacognition in Aphantasia: Taking the "Conscious" View Seriously
No full textWhereas aphantasics report lacking voluntary conscious visual imagery, empirical findings indicate that they employ visual strategies to complete tasks. The discrepancy has led some researchers to propose that aphantasics rely on unconscious visual imagery. This paper instead motivates and defends a “conscious” view. Consciousness research uses both visibility and confidence measures. Participants in aphantasia studies are recruited based on their scores on the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ), which closely resembles a visibility measure. To assess whether aphantasics’ task-relevant visual imagery is truly unconscious, we should also investigate their confidence in their first-order task performance. The few studies that have explored this suggest that they exhibit good metacognition. These findings therefore support the conscious interpretation
The Normativity of Gender Discourse: A Pragmatic Approach
No full textMany disputes about gender are normatively charged. To account for this, some suggest building normativity into the semantics of gender terms. I propose an alternative, pragmatic account. When speakers utter gender-attributing sentences of the form ‘Person A is of gender G’, they often pragmatically convey normative content about whether A should be categorized as G. After critically discussing the semantic approach, I motivate and discuss in detail this novel pragmatic view and elaborate on its compatibility with a number of semantic options