The Real Is Not Given, It Coheres
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) May 2, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19987721 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that the real is a space of configurations that either hold or dissolve, rather than a set of objects with intrinsic properties, and proposes a three-level ontology of coherence (physical, living, reflexive) that reframes the hard problem of consciousness, physical laws as dynamic attractors, and the Odù of Ifá as an operative cartography of possibles. |
Abstract
This paper presents the general framework of a research program in the ontology of coherence. It articulates three distinct levels - physical coherence, living coherence, reflexive coherence - around a central thesis: the real is not given as a set of objects with intrinsic properties, but as a space of configurations, some of which hold and others dissolve. This shift makes it possible to reformulate the hard problem of consciousness, to reread physical laws as stable regimes of dynamic attractors, and to integrate the Odù of Ifá as an operative cartography of possibles - an exemplary case of a non-Western epistemology of coherence. The program is situated with respect to its presuppositions, its current limits, and the directions it opens.