Melissa Cosgrove is an independent scholar working at the intersection of philosophy of science, relational ontology, and systems theory. Her work develops the Dynamic Fractal Theorem of Relation (DFTR), a framework that examines relation as the condition under which objects, structures, and systems are constituted.
Her central project, the Law of Relation, investigates how patterns of coherence, rupture, and reconstitution operate across physical, biological, psychological, and institutional domains. Rather than proposing a replacement scientific model, her work focuses on identifying and reorganizing the ontological assumptions that shape …
Melissa Cosgrove is an independent scholar working at the intersection of philosophy of science, relational ontology, and systems theory. Her work develops the Dynamic Fractal Theorem of Relation (DFTR), a framework that examines relation as the condition under which objects, structures, and systems are constituted.
Her central project, the Law of Relation, investigates how patterns of coherence, rupture, and reconstitution operate across physical, biological, psychological, and institutional domains. Rather than proposing a replacement scientific model, her work focuses on identifying and reorganizing the ontological assumptions that shape how questions are asked within and across disciplines.
Her applied work, The Care Paradigm, extends this framework into ethics and practice, exploring care as a structural condition for sustaining relational coherence in human systems. She writes The Care Paradigm on Substack, where she applies these ideas across culture, politics, and contemporary social life.
