Self-Referential Ignorance: A Research Program for the Scientific Study of Informational Limits, Emergence, and Complexity

The Central Hypothesis: Every finite system possesses irreducible informational limitations regarding itself and its environment. Rather than being a mere operational failure, these limitations represent a fundamental organizing constraint that actively generates adaptive behavior and drives emergent complexity.

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Open Science Framework
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2026-06-28
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https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/zj6bt
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Chaos, Complexity, and Education
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Self-Referential Ignorance: A Research Program for the Scientific Study of Informational Limits, Emergence, and Complexity

Angelito Enriquez Malicse
Open Science Framework
Chaos, Complexity, and Education
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Self-Referential Ignorance: A Research Program for the Scientific Study of Informational Limits, Emergence, and Complexity

Angelito Enriquez Malicse
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Abstract

The Central Hypothesis: Every finite system possesses irreducible informational limitations regarding itself and its environment. Rather than being a mere operational failure, these limitations represent a fundamental organizing constraint that actively generates adaptive behavior and drives emergent complexity.

Open Science Framework
Chaos, Complexity, and Education
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