Autopoietic Stochastic Differential Geometry, Engineering Pragmatism, and the M112 Ontology

This standard specifies a minimal dynamical syntax—the Universal Master Equation (UME)—for constructing, evaluating, and governing models of physical reality, cognition, and augmented intelligence systems: dX = J∇H − G∇H − G∇Φ dt + Σ ◦ dW (1) The UME decomposes dynamics into conservative transport (J∇H), dissipation (−G∇H), selection/constraint (−G∇Φ), and stochastic exploration (Σ ◦ dW), providing a common representation layer across domains without licensing ontological reduction between them. The standard operationalizes engineering-based pragmatism (Koen’s universal method stance): philosophy of science is treated as an engineering discipline in which claims must be runnable, stress-testable, and decision-relevant. The epistemology is grounded in three classical pram¯an. as—pratyaks.a (measurement), anum¯ana (inference), and ¯agama (constraint)—treated as operators rather than metaphysical commitments. At the ontology level, the standard provides an optional module based on the 112-dimensional quaternion-Kähler symmetric space M112 = E8(−24)/(E7(−25) × SU(2)). Conformance levels (A/B/C) allow adoption at syntax-only, epistemically-grounded, or ontology-committed depths. The standard serves as a portable operating system for inquiry in augmented intelligence settings.