Oleksandr Shapoval

This paper introduces the Theory of Emergent Metric Tension in Causality (TEMTC), grounded in the ontological architecture of Meta-Para-Ontology, as a meta-structural framework for interpreting the conceptual divide between quantum mechanics and general relativity. By situating physical phenomena within a broader coordinate framework, TEMTC interprets spacetime geometry, gravitational dynamics, and quantum behavior as emergent expressions of a deeper causal organization. Causality functions as a field of relational constraints whose internal tensions manifest as physical phenomena. Space and time arise at the threshold of Manifestation as relational forms through which this relational network becomes accessible to observation, such that gravitational dynamics express the stabilization and systemic coherence of these underlying relations. By prioritizing this shared coordinate architecture, TEMTC uncovers the root of their incompatibility as a problem of ontological interpretation—requiring no alternative mathematical formalism—thereby preserving the formal integrity of each physical paradigm.

The Theory of Functional Configurations of Experience (TFCE) proposes a formal account of how manifestation becomes organized as experience. The theory argues that appearing is structured through three irreducible and co-original Functions of Manifestation: Recall, Differentiation, and Actualization. Recall articulates continuity and temporal coherence; Differentiation articulates distinction and spatial extension; Actualization articulates evolutionary reorientation and the transformation of cognitive capacities. Space, time, and evolution are understood as functional expressions of this triad. TFCE introduces the concept of a Functional Configuration of Experience—a momentary regime of manifestation determined by the relative activity of the three Functions—through which experience can appear as stable, distinct, and oriented for consciousness. The framework is situated within Meta-Para-Ontology, which understands consciousness as the invariant presence for which manifestation is lived and examines the functional operations that structure manifestation. Lived experience is described as a reconfiguration of the qualitative vectors {R, D, A}, which also finds a philosophical parallel with the ancient Indian Samkhya tradition in the doctrine of the three gunas.

What are the structural conditions under which any ontology becomes possible? Contemporary philosophy has produced a remarkable diversity of metaphysical systems, yet the principles governing their formation, comparison, and mutual intelligibility remain largely unexplored. Meta-Para-Ontology addresses this problem by shifting philosophical inquiry from competing descriptions of reality toward the reconstruction of the ontological prerequisites that make any description of reality possible. Its central concepts function as philosophical reconstructions of these underlying conditions of ontological articulation, remaining entirely distinct from the designation of independently existing metaphysical entities. On this basis, Meta-Para-Ontology develops a unified account of manifestation, consciousness, causality, emergence, and reflexive realization as interconnected dimensions of a single architecture. Diverse scientific theories, philosophical traditions, and religious metaphysics each occupy a distinct position within this shared topology, preserving the integrity of their conceptual architectures. The result is a framework of permanent descriptive openness: a universal coordinate system that transforms metaphysical plurality from a problem of incommensurability into a unified cartographic discipline.