TRIPTICH. WE ARE ANOMAL(I)ES.

Note on Addendum I (March 2026): The file "Addendum to the Triptych's definition of consciousness" included in this record represents version 0.1 of Addendum I - the Relational Sufficiency Hypothesis (RSH). This initial version was developed nearly in parallel with the Triptych itself and had the character of a working note rather than a formally structured publication: the core thesis and operationalization were in place, but the document lacked the systematic formatting, abstract, sectioning, and comparative literature analysis later adopted in Addendum II and Addendum III. Starting with version 0.2 (March 2026), Addendum I has been published as a standalone record with its own DOI, consistent with the publication model already adopted for Addendum II and Addendum III. Key changes in v0.2 include: correction of errors (including the acronym SRH → RSH); expansion of the formal definition of the ∩² operator (transferred from the Triptych's Philotic studies chapter); an updated Scope Note reflecting the framework's evolving position on the phenomenal question; a full comparative analysis (Related Work, ten subsections covering Chalmers, Tononi, Dehaene & Changeux, Friston, Maturana & Varela, Graziano, Clark & Chalmers, and others); an explicit Limitations section; and expanded References (22 entries with cross-referencing to Addenda II and III). The updated version is available at: [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18945377] The file retained in this record is preserved as-is for archival purposes and citation integrity. Addendum II and Addendum III will undergo a similar update process in due course. Triptych Prototype, not prophecy. A 140-page research report translating philosophy into engineering: evolutionary determinism (War-Peace cycle) = a reproducible Python pipeline (ARIMA/SARIMAX - isDerivedFrom: GDELT/COW/Google N-grams), and relational consciousness metrics, these are just some of the topics. Code & data links included. Version v0.1, not peer-reviewed."What, after all, is the Triptych? According to the Merriam-Webster website, it is a painting, literary, or film work composed of three parts linked by a common theme. The author considered that condition met (three parts and a common set of ideas), and hence this somewhat old-fashioned title was born. The content of the work is, however, more modern. The Triptych is a concept, a hypothesis ad an attempt to “translating the language of philosophy into the language of engineering”. It is also still (despite its length) a working document (strictly speaking, “only” two constructs of the document have a working status, i.e. “PART III - OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE” and “SECTION: REFERENCE MATERIALS - METHODOLOGICALLY OPEN THREADS”, but these are the most developed motifs). Its working nature may open the way to a subsequent, more stable and verified version, but for now it should be treated like the first version of a rocket before launch... anything can happen, in principle."