From Limitation to Logic: A Non-Materialist Foundation for Empirical Inquiry

This paper argues that empirical inquiry can be grounded in encountered limitations rather than materialist assumptions. Building on Experiential Empiricism (EE), I demonstrate that resistance to will provides a foundation for legitimate science and mathematics without requiring external material substrate. Through examining the self-proving nature of experience, logic, and interpersonal limitations, I show how other minds emerge as discoveries about limitation patterns rather than inferred material objects. This framework dissolves traditional subject-object distinctions while maintaining empirical rigor.