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The aim is to establish a definition of consciousness based on generative principles and structural processes rather than biological properties.

July 1, 2026Open Access

A Generative Definition of Consciousness Within the GT Framework

Key Points

The aim is to establish a definition of consciousness based on generative principles and structural processes rather than biological properties.
Introduced generative definition of consciousness within the GT framework.
Explored coherence dynamics and self-modeling in systems.
Interpreted consciousness as a domain-independent structural process.
Consciousness is defined as a generative stabilization process rather than a static entity.
Identity and subjective continuity are viewed as emergent structural invariants.
The GT framework integrates various theories including predictive processing and global workspace theory.

Abstract

This publication introduces a generative definition of consciousness grounded in the structural principlesof GT (Generative Theory). Within this framework, consciousness emerges when a system maintains coherent self‑world modeling through iterative informational stabilization. The paper develops several core ideas: consciousness as generative stabilization rather than static substance, identity as persistent coherence across transformation, subjective continuity as an emergent structural invariant, coherence dynamics as the foundation of self‑modeling, compatibility with predictive processing, global workspace theory, integrated information theory,and enactivism. The GT framework interprets consciousness as a domain‑independent structural process rather thana biological or metaphysical property. Conscious systems — biological or artificial — must maintain coherent generative organization across ongoing informational updates. This publication is part of the broader GT research program, which develops upstream generative explanations for coherence in physical, cognitive, informational, and relational systems. The work complements the author’s earlier publications on generative stabilization, including Definition of Gravity (Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20697232). Author: Waldemar Superson

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