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This research aims to present a comprehensive framework for understanding sentence-form alignment within metaphysical contexts.

March 8, 2026Open Access

Metaphysics of Self-as-an-End: Dimensional Sentence-Form Theory / Self-as-an-End形而上学:维度句式论

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This research aims to present a comprehensive framework for understanding sentence-form alignment within metaphysical contexts.
Proposes Dimensional Sentence-Form Theory based on the Necessity of Distinction axiom
Develops a six-level sentence-form hierarchy
Applies four types of sentence-form misalignment as diagnostic tools to various philosophical contexts
Split Kant's categorial imperative into three distinct levels
Identifies that philosophical disputes are often due to metaphysical errors rather than a lack of evidence
Advances four falsifiable structural predictions related to sentence-forms
Integrates insights from Kant, Socratic dialogue, and Eastern philosophy into the framework

Abstract

This paper proposes Dimensional Sentence-Form Theory within the Self-as-an-End (SAE) framework. Starting from a single axiom — the Necessity of Distinction — it derives a six-level sentence-form hierarchy, from the Law of Deduction (Schlussgesetz) to the Cooperative Categorical Imperative (kooperativer kategorischer Imperativ). Each level has its own sentence-form and source of compulsion. The paper provides four types of sentence-form misalignment as diagnostic tools, applies them to Kant's imperatives, Socratic dialogue, analytic philosophy, and Eastern philosophy, and advances four falsifiable structural predictions. Kant's kategorischer Imperativ is split into three distinct levels. The central claim is that philosophical disputes are irresolvable not due to insufficient evidence but due to cross-level sentence-form misalignment — a metaphysical error, not an epistemological or moral one. 本文在Self-as-an-End(SAE)框架内提出维度句式论。从唯一公理"区分必然性"出发,推出从推演律(Schlussgesetz)到协同律令(kooperativer kategorischer Imperativ)的六层句式层级体系。每个层级有其固有句式与强制来源。本文提供四类句式错位作为诊断工具,将其应用于康德律令分析、苏格拉底对话法、分析哲学和东方哲学,并提出四条可否证的结构性预测。康德的kategorischer Imperativ被拆分为三个不同层级。核心主张:哲学争论之所以难解,不是因为事实不足,而是因为跨层级句式错位——这是形而上学错误,不是认识论或道德错误。 Upload type: Publication — Preprint Publication date: 2026-03-06 Language: English, Chinese License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Keywords: metaphysics, sentence-form theory, dimensional sequence, Kant, categorical imperative, hypothetical imperative, remainder, Self-as-an-End, SAE, Hundun principles, Zhuangzi, analytic philosophy, Russell, Ryle, Wittgenstein, free will, determinism, category mistake, language levels Related identifiers (references to prior SAE papers): Paper 1: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18528813 (IsPartOf) Paper 2: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18666645 (IsPartOf) Paper 3: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18727327 (IsPartOf) Philosophy Application: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18779382 (IsSupplementedBy) Methodological Overview: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18842450 (IsSupplementedBy) Hundun paper: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18808585 (IsSupplementedBy)

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