The Ontology of Uncertainty Control (UCT) and Lack - How 'Absence' Emerges as Actional Volition

The Ontology of Uncertainty Control (UCT) and Lack: How 'Absence' Emerges as Actional Volition Author: Joonho Choi (ORIGIN) Abstract This paper deconstructs the 'Substance-centrism' that has long dominated Western philosophy and proposes 'Absential Ontology'—a new paradigm that locates the origin of existence in the 'Waiting of Lack.' Existence is not given as a fully completed substance; rather, it begins as a wave attempting to respond to the call of the Other from the empty structural gap of 'Absence' and 'Lack' [1]. To address the inherent instability arising from this state of lack, this study introduces the Theory of Uncertainty Control (UCT) [2]. According to UCT, every entity acquires its 'Uniqueness' through the process of controlling and reducing intrinsic uncertainty, and the intentionality of this control emerges as 'Actional Volition.' By evolving Jacques Lacan's concept of lack and Gilles Deleuze's philosophy of difference to fit the system structuralism of the data science and artificial intelligence era, this paper establishes the foundation for a new meta-ontology encompassing both machines and humans. Keywords: Theory of Uncertainty Control (UCT), Lack, Absence as Core, Actional Volition, Absential Ontology, Waiting of Existence, Meta-philosophy