Ontology of Nothing
The monograph “Ontology of Nothing” is the philosophical foundation of the Arbitrium system. It solves the classical aporia: how does changeable reality arise from an absolutely immutable foundation.
The Problem
Any change presupposes a foundation that itself does not change. But how can the immutable be a source of change? This is the central question of metaphysics, to which neither ancient philosophy, nor medieval theology, nor modern European thought have given a satisfactory answer.
The Solution
Absolute immutability is identical to Nothing — the absence of any determinations. Nothing is not emptiness or non-being. It is pure indeterminacy that determines itself through the act of differentiation.
Differentiation generates information. Information is the primary ontological category, preceding matter and consciousness.
Structure of the Monograph
The monograph consists of 28 chapters organized in 4 parts:
- Statement of the problem and critique of existing solutions
- Derivation of categorical structure from Nothing
- Ontology of consciousness and information
- Teleological closure of the system
Status: completed (Russian), English version under editing