Theory of Emergent Reality (TER)

The Theory of Emergent Reality (TER) proposes a relational-philosophical framework according to which shared reality is neither a fully objective datum independent of the observer nor a private subjective construction, but emerges dynamically from the interaction among embodied conscious perspectives. TER interprets shared reality as a process of intersubjective stabilisation generated by dynamics of coherence, synchronisation, and relational negotiation among cognitive systems. The framework introduces the concept of perspectival coherence ν as a dynamic parameter of the relational organisation of consciousness, explicitly distinguished from its neurophysiological empirical correlates. TER further develops the concept of Constitutive Interaction — the thesis that interaction is not an event between pre-constituted perspectives but the process through which perspectives themselves are constituted. The framework integrates elements from phenomenology, complex systems theory, dynamic neuroscience, predictive processing, active inference, and intersubjectivity studies. Unlike strong metaphysical formulations, TER assumes an epistemologically moderate position: it does not claim to describe the ultimate structure of the cosmos, but to offer a relational model of the emergence of shared reality. The framework generates empirically testable predictions through EEG hyperscanning, inter-brain synchronisation, behavioural convergence measures, cooperative dynamics, and experimental phenomenology.