A domain‑pure, theory‑first representation of UPA notation as used strictly in metaphysical and philosophical discourse. This notation defines UPA as an ontological theory of unity, polarity, worldhood, transformation, and intelligibility.
1. Ontological Primitives
U — Unity
The ontologically primary field of being. Not a set, not a substance, not a whole composed of parts—the condition under which relations, form, and polarity become possible.
Being is not located within U; U is the ground from which determination arises.
2. Polarity and Determination
T, ¬T — Complementary Determinants
A pair of mutually implicative determinations. ¬T is not negation but structural complement, the counter‑determinant required for T to appear as determinate.
σ(T, ¬T) — Polarity Axis
The abstract tension between T and ¬T. A σ‑axis is the minimal structure of differentiation, the first emergence of form from unity.
Polarity is not conflict; it is the condition for intelligibility.
3. Poles and Expression
σ⁺ / σ⁻ — Polarity Poles
The maximal expressions of the complementary determinants. These poles are idealized extremities, not empirical endpoints. They anchor the conceptual field opened by σ.
Bσ — Balance
A scalar expression of how a phenomenon or world leans within the polarity. Philosophically:
- Bσ near 0 reflects coherent tension.
- Bσ near ±1 reflects asymmetric expression.
Balance is a mode of appearance, not a measurement.
4. Worldhood and Context
Wᵢ — World
A structured domain of meaning within which forms appear and relations hold. Worlds are not physical locales but contexts of intelligibility.
𝒲 — The Plurality of Worlds
The structured family of all possible Worlds, arising from unity through partitioning by polarity relations.
Locᵂ — World‑Location
The contextual standpoint from which an appearance is interpreted.
5. Transformations and Transitions
Φᵢⱼ — World Mapping
A transformation that preserves the structural essence of a σ‑axis while allowing its expression to shift under a new World’s conditions.
Philosophically, Φ articulates how meaning translates without collapsing difference.
ε — Contextual Inflection
A small, inherent distortion introduced whenever one World is translated into another. Reflects the incompleteness of perfect equivalence across contexts.
6. Epistemic Formation
D → I → B → K
The four modes of intelligibility:
- D — Given (raw encounter)
- I — Articulated (structured by a World)
- B — Interpretive (shaped by polarity)
- K — Integrated (coherent across Worlds)
This is not an information‑processing schema but an ontology of understanding.
7. Global Structure
Π — Polarity System
The full set of σ‑relations active within a given domain. Π is not additive; it is synergistic and holistic, a field of tension-structures.
ℍ — Harmony Field
The viability or coherence landscape defined by Π. Harmony is not aesthetic or moral—it expresses structural consonance.
8. Variation, Novelty, Transformation
Δ — Deviation
A difference in expression that signals the emergence of novelty or the destabilization of a prior equilibrium.
⊕ — Integration
The reintegration of novelty back into unity at a higher level of structural articulation.
9. Structural Groupings
⟨…⟩ — Relational Tuple
Used to designate a structured unity composed of mutually implicative elements. Emphasizes that philosophical structure is relational, not aggregative.
→ — Directional Relation
Indicates transformation or dependence within the field of unity, not causal sequence.
10. Summary of Philosophical Roles
- U grounds all structure.
- σ introduces the first differentiation.
- T, ¬T give content to polarity.
- Bσ expresses tension.
- Wᵢ, Φᵢⱼ articulate context and translation.
- D/I/B/K describe modes of intelligibility.
- Π, ℍ describe global relational order.
- Δ, ⊕ describe transformation and reintegration.
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