The Principle of Structural Dependence: An Organisational Constraint for Models of Awareness
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) August 16, 2026 Alison Jane King, Darryl Gray
This manuscript develops the Principle of Structural Dependence (PSD) as a general organisational constraint for theories and empirical models of awareness and cognitive capacities. PSD proposes that measurable differences in a capacity require corresponding differences in the organisation relevant to supporting that capacity. The principle is deliberately modest: it does not specify what...