Glossary

Reading guide (concise definitions) for Consciousness of the Real (CdR).

CdR Consciousness of the Real

Exploratory structural framework aimed at studying the internal coherence of reality from its minimal conditions of existence.

Category : Theoretical framework

CELA

Neutral name designating the substance of the real, understood as an immanent totality without exterior.

Category : Ontology

Substance of the Real

That which remains through change.

Category : Ontology

Internal coherence

Non-contradictory compatibility of the internal differentiations of a system.

Category : Concepts

Immanence

Principle according to which the cause of the real lies in its own dynamics.

Category : Ontology

Perception of change

Minimal phenomenological evidence according to which something varies.

Category : Foundations

Minimal act of being

Effective difference implied by the perception of a change.

Category : Ontology

To exist CdR

To persist within a finite internal contrast.

Category : Ontology

Ontological finitude

Internal condition excluding definitional extremes.

Category : Ontology

Unity without uniformity

Unity capable of internal variations without fragmentation of being.

Category : Concepts

ρ ontological density

Local intensity of presence or cohesion of a system.

Category : Ontology

C differential complexity

Degree of internal articulation of a system.

Category : Structure

Immanence invariant

Structural constraint expressed by the relation ρ·C = kΦ.

Category : Foundations

Stable regime

Configuration maintaining internal balance between density and complexity.

Category : Dynamics

Self-maintenance

Capacity of a system to preserve its existence through internal compensation.

Category : Dynamics

Internal differentiation

Existence of effective internal contrasts.

Category : Structure

Differentiated reactivity

Response depending on the internal structure of the system.

Category : Dynamics

Minimal sensitivity

Reactivity without implication of consciousness.

Category : Foundations

Immanent dynamism

Character according to which change proceeds from the real itself.

Category : Dynamics

Immanent intelligibility

Property according to which the real is describable because it is coherent.

Category : Epistemology

Complexification

Process by which a simple structure generates more complex structures.

Category : Dynamics

Structural attractor

Equilibrium constraint defining durable regimes.

Category : Dynamics

Theoretical limit

Extreme conceptual configuration used as an analytical tool.

Category : Methodology

Non-extended state

Theoretical limit of maximal density and minimal positive complexity.

Category : Foundations

Proto-metric

Internal relations without stable geometric order.

Category : Structure

Internal metric

Stable organization of distances and dimensions.

Category : Structure

Dimensional axis

Abstract direction of internal organization.

Category : Structure

Space-time axis

Indivisible axis combining extension and order.

Category : Structure

Axial dimensionality

Number of axes exploited by a system.

Category : Structure

Dimensional expansion

Deployment of CELA along multiple axes.

Category : Dynamics

Wave CdR

Repetitive dynamic pattern on an organized surface.

Category : Physics

Volume CdR

Coherent portion of three-dimensional space.

Category : Physics

Mass CdR

Stable volumetric cohesion manifesting as inertia.

Category : Physics

Force CdR

Redistribution of volumetric cohesion.

Category : Physics

Energy CdR

Capacity for transformation linked to density and complexity.

Category : Physics

Psychophysics CdR

Joint description of the physical and the lived.

Category : Foundations

Lived organization

Expression of the real as immediate experience.

Category : Psychophysics

Material organization

Expression of the real as physical structure.

Category : Physics

Consciousness CdR

Emergent mode of organization of CELA.

Category : Psychophysics

Generative ontology

Principle according to which the real generates its cognitive forms.

Category : Foundations

Falsifiability CdR

Conditions whose violation would invalidate the framework.

Category : Methodology

External verifiability

Capacity to produce consequences confrontable with other domains.

Category : Criteria

Single principle

Hypothesis of a fundamental principle common to all reality.

Category : Hypotheses

Φ field

Internal field modeling the local dynamics of CELA.

Category : Ontology

Spation Θ

Elementary quantum of spatio-temporal coherence.

Category : Physics

Granularity of the real

Existence of irreducible minimal scales.

Category : Foundations

Non-vacuity

Absence of ontological void.

Category : Foundations

Exploratory framework

Coherent theory not yet experimentally validated.

Category : Epistemology