Pure Reason as a Cognitive Framework: Toward a Self-Reflective Model of Human and Artificial Intelligence

This interdisciplinary research explores the concept of Pure Reason not as a fixed cognitive state, but as a dynamic, self-reflective process that bridges philosophy, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. Drawing from Kantian epistemology, cognitive psychology, neurobiology, and AGI architectures, the project proposes a model of rationality that includes the ability to identify and transcend its own limitations. This work argues that Pure Reason is not a natural capacity, but a practiced, meta-cognitive methodology — an emergent structure that only arises through recursive analysis and epistemic honesty.