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This research aims to develop a clear framework for understanding consciousness and personal identity.

March 12, 2026Open Access

Continuity Is the Self A Computational Axiomatic Framework for Consciousness and Personal Identity

Key Points

This research aims to develop a clear framework for understanding consciousness and personal identity.
Proposes a physicalist computational axiomatic framework.
Analyzes existing theories of personal identity and consciousness.
Redefines core propositions related to self and consciousness.
Introduces a unified and falsifiable system for explaining identity and consciousness.
Challenges existing metaphysical theories by offering a minimal framework.
Suggests implications for artificial intelligence in understanding self-replication.

Abstract

The questions of personal identity, consciousness essence, and the boundary between self-continuation and replication have long been central puzzles in philosophy, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence (AI). Existing theories often rely on ambiguous metaphysical concepts or fragmented logic, failing to provide a unified and falsifiable explanatory system. This paper proposes a minimal, physicalist computational axiomatic framework to redefine the core propositions of self and consciousness:

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