Consciousness as the Limit Mode of Cognition (Extended Abstract)

This text is an extended abstract of the full text: Kolomytsev D. Consciousness as the Limit Mode of Cognition (Reframing the Hard Problem). The "hard problem" is treated as a specific manifestation of universal gnoseological constraints. Consciousness is defined structurally—as a limit mode of cognition in which a system operates under maximized indeterminacy—and procedurally—as the outcome of an intensified cognitive cycle that gives rise to proactive self‑reference. The model offers unified treatments of classical thought experiments (Mary’s room, the Chinese room, philosophical zombies), derives the irreducible properties of consciousness as logically necessary, and situates them within a structured dialogue with several leading contemporary theories.