Point-Luminist Visual Philosophy: The Ontological Engineering of Light and Perception
Abstract
This paper establishes "Point-Luminism" as a distinct ontological and aesthetic framework that challenges the traditional representationalist paradigm in the philosophy of perception. Grounded in the premise that the world is fundamentally a "field of potentiality," we argue that visual reality is actively constructed by consciousness. Through the invention and utilization of the "electric dotspen," images are deconstructed into discrete "Luminous Quanta"—physically protruding color points. We synthesize insights from Enactivism and Adverbialist color ontology to demonstrate how this matrix engages the viewer in active perceptual construction. Furthermore, we employ Quantum Bayesianism (QBism) to rigorously argue that the act of gazing functions as a structural analogue to quantum measurement, collapsing the potentiality of the Luminous Quanta into a coherent "Perceptual Imago," thereby positioning the observer as the legislator of the phenomenal world.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Embodied and Extended Cognition
Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 25 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint