L7 Redescription Rigidity Role Preservation

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Authors: Amos Maley
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Abstract

This paper proves a rigidity constraint on admissible redescription within a closed epistemic framework. It shows that any admissible redescription must preserve role, not merely form: objects, relations, or structures may be re-expressed, but their functional standing within the admissible system cannot change without inducing collapse. Apparent novelty arising from role-shifting redescriptions is shown to be illicit, amounting to hidden scope transport or covert parameter introduction. The result is purely eliminative and non-constructive. It introduces no new primitives, provides no procedures, and does not propose a representational scheme. Its function is boundary-defining: it establishes that redescription freedom exists only within strict role preservation, and that violations are structurally detectable as standing failure rather than alternative interpretations.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Philosophy and Theoretical Science Logic Reasoning and Knowledge Epistemology Ethics and Metaphysics

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
7 February 2026