Constraint Bundles and Ontic Availability

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Authors: Amos Maley
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Abstract

This paper formalizes ontic availability as a consequence of constraint bundling rather than as an independent metaphysical property. It shows that what can be said to “exist” at a given scope is entirely determined by the jointly enforced admissibility constraints that license representation at that level. No object, structure, or distinction is ontically available in isolation; availability arises only where a complete bundle of constraints is simultaneously satisfied. The argument is strictly structural and eliminative, introducing no new entities, dynamics, or explanatory mechanisms. By replacing permissive existence claims with constraint-governed availability, the paper closes a major class of ontological overreach and clarifies why apparent surplus entities emerge solely from incomplete or illicit constraint accounting.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Philosophy and Theoretical Science Epistemology Ethics and Metaphysics Philosophy Science and History

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