Rationality as Constraint-Sensitive Regulation under Multilevel Emergence
Abstract
This article proposes a novel, natural-science framework that reframes rationality not as a normative ideal or simple rule-following, but as an infrastructural control mechanism. While traditional complex systems research focuses on agents following local rules (e.g., flocking or foraging), this paper argues such models are insufficient for modern humans operating within multilevel, non-parallel emergent systems—where feedback is often delayed, indirect, or symbolically mediated
Fields of Study & Subjects
Complex Systems and Dynamics
Chaos
Complexity
and Education
Complex Systems and Decision Making
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 15 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint