Awareness (Aw) as a Mechanism for the Formation of System Viability

This paper examines Awareness (Aw) as one of the fundamental mechanisms involved in the formation of system viability within the framework of Vitology as an interdisciplinary research program centered on the concept of viability. Awareness is understood as the capacity of a system to perceive, recognize, evaluate, and respond to internal and external conditions in ways that support the preservation and continuous increase of viability. Unlike approaches that interpret awareness primarily as a psychological property of human consciousness, Vitology considers Awareness (Aw) a universal systemic mechanism that may operate in biological, social, organizational, technical, and artificial systems through processes of information perception, evaluation, coordination, feedback, and adaptive response. The paper analyzes the relationship between Awareness and existing scientific approaches, including systems theory, cybernetics, cognitive science, neuroscience, complexity science, resilience studies, and complex adaptive systems research. Particular attention is devoted to the role of Awareness in initiating coordination processes (Con), supporting the emergence of the state of coordinated systemic integrity (CON), and facilitating regeneration, adaptation, and the continuous increase of system viability. Keywords Vitology, Awareness (Aw), system viability, coordination, feedback, self-regulation, regeneration, adaptation, harmony, systems theory, cybernetics, cognitive science, complexity science, resilience