On the Necessity of Existence

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Alan Ball
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18797375
Cited by: 2

Abstract

This short manuscript presents a three-part thought experiment arguing that “absolute nothing” cannot be a stable terminal description once structural closure and negation are admitted. It distinguishes epistemic certainty (a mental state) from structural certainty (a constraint), then uses that distinction to motivate a minimal three-state alphabet {-1,0,+1}: ground (0), departure (+1), and inverse departure (-1).

Fields of Study & Subjects

Philosophy and Theoretical Science Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications Quantum Mechanics and Applications

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