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April 19, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Structural Silence

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YMYugo MatsumotoShizuoka University

Key Points

  • The paper explores the conditions that stabilize labels and suppress inquiries into their non-essential status.
  • Developed a formal four-layer framework (F/W/L/R)
  • Engaged with philosophical works from Kant, Wittgenstein, and others
  • Illustrated concepts through a range of examples
  • Identified structural similarities in labeling and inquiry suppression
  • Proposed a unified mechanism for understanding these phenomena
  • Highlighted implications for philosophical inquiry

Abstract

I have uploaded a new preprint: "Structural Silence: Labeling, Projection, and the Condition of Inquiry Suppression." This paper argues that the condition under which a label functions stably and the condition under which inquiry into that label's non-essential status fails to be generated are structurally identical — two faces of a single mechanism. The argument engages with Kant, Wittgenstein, Kripke, Peirce, Bohm, Lacan, and Lakoff, and develops a formal four-layer framework (F/W/L/R) across a range of illustrations. This is a preprint and may be subject to revision prior to journal submission. Related updates may be available at: patreon.com/NMStructuralTheoryLab

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Yugo Matsumoto (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e47321010ef96374d8f129https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19626158
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