March 3, 2026Open Access

The Problem of Individuation of Consciousness: Laying a Physical Foundation for First-Person Perspective Ownership

Key Points

First-person perspective ownership is explained through the Root-Worldline Framework, addressing consciousness.
A formal academic exposition of the Root-Worldline Framework was presented on January 24, 2026, with certification dated January 26, 2026.
The analysis tackles the Problem of Individuation in consciousness studies, offering a systematic exploration of the concept.
Implications of the framework may enable deeper understanding of consciousness, though it is currently under peer review.

Abstract

This is the first formal academic exposition of the "Root-Worldline Framework," which proposes a physical foundation for explaining the ownership of first-person perspective in conscious systems. Priority and Timestamp Certification · The core framework was first publicly presented on Zhihu on January 24, 2026.· The original content was legally certified with a trusted timestamp from the Joint Trust Timestamp Service Center (China) on January 26, 2026 (Certificate No: TSA-01-20260126491931931).· This version represents the first systematic and scholarly elaboration of the idea. Manuscript Status This work addresses the "Problem of Individuation" in consciousness studies and is currently under peer review. Keywords: consciousness; individuation; self; first-person perspective; ownership; worldline; philosophy of mind

The Problem of Individuation of Consciousness: Laying a Physical Foundation for First-Person Perspective Ownership

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