Consciousness as Stress-Bounded Narrative Capacity
Abstract
A conceptual framework defining consciousness as stress-bounded narrative capacity. The project explores how stress constrains narrative integration across individuals, societies, and artificial agents. This work is descriptive, non-normative, and does not address phenomenological experience.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Narrative Theory and Analysis
Embodied and Extended Cognition
Publication details
- Journal / source
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
- Publication date
- 6 February 2026
- Document type
- Preprint