The Triad as an Unavoidable Foundation of Determinate Discourse

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Authors: Kenneth Searcy
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Abstract

Determinacy alone forces a triad of Identity, Validation, and Unity. This preprint provides a semantics-first reconstruction of the triad result in Minimal Structural Requirements for Consistent Ontology (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18295703). Using an intentionally weak discourse frame (sentences, cases, satisfaction), it shows that determinacy on an asserted domain entails three role-necessary constraints: content invariance (Identity), truth-evaluability via satisfaction (Validation), and global coherence for genuinely global claims (Unity). A final corollary shows that any determinate denial presupposes the same roles.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Embodied and Extended Cognition Philosophy and Theoretical Science Semantic Web and Ontologies

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
2 February 2026
Document type
Preprint