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April 25, 202614 citationsOpen Access

CAT'S THEORY: Minimal Bases and Minded Worlds: The Ontological Closure Theorem: Triadic Structure as a Necessary Condition for Existence as Such

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CTCoty Austin Trout

Key Points

  • The paper aims to establish triadic structure as a necessary condition for existence, independent of epistemic constraints.
  • Formalization of the Radically Unintelligible Reality thesis (RUR) and proof of its self-defeating nature.
  • Proof of the Distinguishability Lemma, necessitating P × I × Pr ≠ 0 for existence.
  • Development and presentation of the Ontological Closure Theorem.
  • Triadic structure is confirmed as necessary for existence as such.
  • The self-defeating nature of RUR is established, challenging its plausibility.
  • The collapse of the distinction between intelligibility and being is demonstrated.

Abstract

The preceding papers in this series established that the Triadic Meta-Law P × I × Pr ≠ 0 is a necessary structural invariant for minded worlds, a necessary condition for any sufficient emergentist base ontology, and a transcendental precondition on intelligibility as such. The present paper closes the remaining gap by proving a strictly stronger claim: triadic structure is a necessary condition for existence as such, independently of any epistemic or intelligibility framing. The Radically Unintelligible Reality thesis (RUR) is formalized and proved self-defeating. The Distinguishability Lemma proves that for any candidate X to count as something rather than nothing, X must instantiate P × I × Pr ≠ 0, secured fundamentally through the bifurcated Intent factor. The Ontological Closure Theorem follows: the distinction between intelligibility and being collapses under analysis. A Self-Refutation Lemma completes the closure. The series is closed.

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Coty Austin Trout (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ec5b3d88ba6daa22dacc17https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19714522
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