Paper 04 · Review article
Constraint, Closure, and the Missing Subject
An Emerging Structural-Consciousness Cluster in the AI Era
A review of independently developed theories that connect consciousness with constraint, closure, persistence, integration, and the individuation of a subject.
- Status
- Review article
- Author
- Michael Lehotay
Abstract
This review examines a cluster of independently published theories that connect consciousness with constraint, closure, admissibility, integration, persistence, temporal extension, identity maintenance, and subject individuation. It treats them as a convergent cluster or proto-school, distinguishes four theoretical families, and considers generative AI as part of their method and historical setting.