Corpus Collapse: A Self-Referential Termination of the Isopahkala Framework

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Authors: Aatu Isopahkala
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Abstract

This paper presents the final step of the Isopahkala framework series. Applying the framework's own analytical instruments – Access Collapse, Epistemic Hygiene, Reconstructability, Before Truth, and the Phenosophical Whole – to the corpus itself produces a structural termination condition referred to as the Corpus Collapse. Three collapse conditions are derived: 1. The Φ-gate cannot type its own typing conditions, producing an infinite regress.2. The Z-depth of the corpus becomes formally undefined due to recursive reconstruction.3. The FEIK First Law yields a fixed point where the absurdity constant α absorbs all underdetermination. The result is not a contradiction but a structural limit: a framework that maps its own boundaries necessarily encounters them. This paper concludes the Isopahkala research corpus published in 2026.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Epistemology Ethics and Metaphysics Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry Philosophy and Theoretical Science

Publication details

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