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The Threshold of the Real: Inductive Density and the Emergence of the Human Ontic

Stilwell, Phil
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Traditional realism posits that objects exist independently of observers, while anti-realism argues they are constructed. This paper proposes a third path via the novel concept of Inductive Density ( D I ) -a metric defining objecthood as a function of predictive reliability relative to computational cost. Drawing on Solomono Induction (Solomono, 1964), Shannon Entropy (Shannon, 1948), and the foundational work of Byteseismic Philosophy (Stilwell, 2024), we argue that objects in the "Human Ontic" are not metaphysical primitives, but emergent data clusters that cross a utilitydependent threshold. We demonstrate that this threshold allows for the temporary reification of useful but flawed entities and show how the "Web of Induction" can shift to dissolve these entities when the paradigm changes. Ultimately, we provide an eliminativist framework for distinguishing high-density physical objects from low-density moral concepts.
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