Theory of Experiential Degradation: A MetaphysicalNarrative Framework of Dimensional Phase Transition andConsciousness
Figshare July 7, 2026 DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.32917874 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Experiential learning Presupposition Consciousness Existentialism Connotation Construct python library Core optical fiber Epistemology Narrative Theoretical physics Metaphysics Quantum entanglement Phase transition Phase matter Cognitive science |
| Key points | Proposes that the three-dimensional world is a low-dimensional solidified phase from spontaneous symmetry-breaking phase transitions in primordial ontology, driven by ontological entropy increase and information equilibrium. |
Abstract
Building on the core presupposition of the Universal Causality-Spacetime PrimordialOntology (UCPO), this paper constructs a unified metaphysical thought-experimentalframework as the ontological grounding for research into experiential complexity. Itproposes that the three-dimensional world is a low-dimensional solidified phasearising from the primordial ontology’s inherent spontaneous symmetry-breakingphase transitions, driven by the structural unfolding of ontological entropy increaseand the trend toward information equilibrium. This process is an inevitableconcomitant of existential structural transformation, with no preset subjective goal.This paper systematically defines the core connotation of experiential degradation,demonstrates five coupled structural mechanisms of dimensional phase transition,addresses classic dilemmas in panpsychism and cosmopsychism, and establishesformal structural analogies with quantum mechanics, thermodynamics anddimensional physics. The core concept of experiential entropy (EE) is framed as aformal construct in consciousness phenomenology, sharing only structuralisomorphism with thermodynamic entropy in evolutionary trend. This frameworkprovides a self-consistent ontological narrative for the cosmic origin of consciousness,the mind-body problem and the core features of finite life, laying an extensiblemetaphysical foundation for subsequent research on the Experience Complexity Index(ECI).