ScrollBearer8/TheScrollArchive: Meaning Theory v1.2 — Identity, Continuity, and Moral Boundary Extension

This repository contains an authoritative archival snapshot of Meaning Theory, including its core conceptual formulation, supporting frameworks, and identity-layer extensions. The central equation introduced remains: M = S × A × C where S = structural coherence, A = amplification or scaling capacity, and C = clarity of specification. Meaning Theory examines how semantic structure behaves under scale, particularly in the context of AI systems, communication environments, identity preservation, and interpretive amplification. Version 1.1 extended Meaning Theory v1.0 with identity and continuity artifacts, including the Meaning-Continuity Test of Consciousness and related frameworks addressing agency, personhood, and survival across transformation. Version 1.2 further extends the archive with moral-boundary and alignment-focused essays that formalize limits on authority under amplification. These additions articulate constraints on moral agency, emphasizing embodied vulnerability, irreversible consequence, and the distinction between intelligence amplification and moral sovereignty. The core Meaning Theory introduced in v1.0 remains unchanged. Subsequent versions clarify the conditions under which meaning, agency, identity, and moral authority persist—or fail—under augmentation and scale. This snapshot is intended for historical, philosophical, and analytical reference. © 2026 ScrollBearer8. All rights reserved.