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May 21, 20260 citationsOpen Access

The Babel Argument: Semantic Invariance, Normative Competition, and Structural Stability in Political Systems: A Structuristics Extension

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AMAlexsandro Moura

Key Points

  • The study aims to formalize the Structuristics framework in political theory, focusing on semantic invariance and its implications for political systems.
  • Introduces the Babel Argument and its core concepts such as the Epistemic Information Unit (EIU) and Population Inertia (I_p).
  • Develops a dataset of 30 political systems to analyze structural dynamics across different regime types.
  • Implements a three-level prediction framework and a temporal competition model specific to political contexts.
  • Demonstrates that covert reductions of universal operators violate structural integrity and impede constitutional function.
  • Finds that Population Inertia (I_p) influences the durability of political structures, defining critical collapse conditions.
  • Establishes structural dynamics as regime-neutral across the analyzed systems, allowing broader theoretical applications.

Abstract

This document formalizes an extension of the Structuristics framework to political theory. The central thesis, designated the Babel Argument, holds that the semantic invariance of universal operators in written constitutions is a necessary condition for the detection operator D to function in any constitutionalized political system. A covert reduction of the scope of a universal operator, introduced without a declared constitutional amendment, constitutes a structural transformation prohibited by CAMAF Axiom 5 and measurably reduces decompositional integrity ID. Three core contributions are presented. First, the Epistemic Information Unit (EIU) formalism operationalizes ID as a Jaccard-type semantic similarity measure (introduced v1. 1. 0). Second, Population Inertia (Iₚ) explains persistence under structural degradation and defines the collapse condition Dₛ * sigmaₑrr > Iₚ; Iₚ is formalized as a domain-calibrated meta-variable with weighted components (corrected v1. 2. 0, generalized v2. 0. 0). Third, a global comparative dataset of 30 political systems across distinct regime types demonstrates that the structural dynamics are regime-neutral (expanded to 30 systems in v2. 1. 0). A formal proxy methodology with multi-source aggregation documents source selection, bias analysis, and inter-source uncertainty. A three-level prediction framework (P-obs, P-mod, P-strong) generates quantified temporal projections. A temporal competition model (N-E-E) is applied to the political domain (v2. 0. 0). Special methodology is proposed for countries in active armed conflict or state failure. The Principle of Semantic Invariance (PSI) is stated. Nine falsifiable predictions are derived (P1-P9). This document declares CS2 compliance under the CAMAF Author's Manual v0. 5. 0.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ea127be05d6e3efb5f9b5https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20298656
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