Physical Rigidity and Recording Sovereignty: A Dual-Layer Ontological Framework for Determinism and Agency
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This study proposes a "Structural Realist" worldview based on a dual-layer ontological framework named the "Causal Manifold." It aims to resolve the classical philosophical conflict between objective physical determinism and subjective human agency. This model asserts that reality is co-constituted by prior, immutable physical trajectories ("Physical Rigidity") and posterior, cognitive interpretations ("Recording Sovereignty"). While the objective universe exhibits absolute, irreversible causal rigidity as it progresses through time, conscious biological agents retain the capacity to deflect future trajectories through immediate action. Ultimately, "meaning" does not objectively exist within raw physical events; instead, it is an epistemic projection enacted by observers through retroactively structured narratives, transforming blind physical inertia into a coherent evolutionary history.
Author: Chou, Chun-yu
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7147255441