Philosophical Origin / 哲学起点
Does meaning have a limit? If so, what is it?
意义是否存在极限？如果有，这个极限是什么？
This question is where everything begins. From it, I derived the Limit Theory of Meaning — which then led to the identification of The Imperative — and finally to the institutional design of the Equal System.
这是所有思考的起点。由此，我推导出了意义极限哲学论 — 进而识别出 — 命令体 — 最终延伸出 — 平等制的制度设计。
English version:
Philosophical inquiry: Does meaning have a limit?
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Uncertainty Subsumption (foundational logic)
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Limit Theory of Meaning (middle-layer logic)
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The Imperative (the structure that tries to extend meaning beyond the interval)
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Equal System (institutional design: Shared Subsistence + Private Property)
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Academic Papers · Philosophical Essays · Mathematical Models
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Open questions: The Observer's Position (current phase)
— For explorations in natural philosophy, see the "Scientific Observations" section below.
中文版：
哲学追问：意义是否存在极限？
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不确定性吞没（底层逻辑）
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意义极限论（中层逻辑）
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命令体（试图将意义延伸到区间之外的结构）
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平等制（制度设计：生存共有层 + 私有财产层）
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学术论文 · 哲学随笔 · 数学模型
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开放问题：观察者的位置（当前阶段）
— 关于自然哲学方向的探索，详见下方「科学观测」板块。
This repository contains a complete theoretical framework — from the foundational logic of meaning theory, through the identification of The Imperative, to the institutional design of social structures.
本仓库包含一套完整的理论体系 —— 从意义理论的底层逻辑，到命令体的识别，再到社会结构的制度设计。
The logical chain of eight papers: 八篇论文的逻辑递进：
Uncertainty Subsumption — 不确定性吞没（底层）
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Limit Theory of Meaning — 意义极限论
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Limited-Interval Principle — 有限区间原则
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Boundary Acceleration — 边界加速
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Signal, Exchange & System Stability — 私有制分析 │
│ Survival Compulsion & U.S. Industrial Decline — 工业衰退 │
│ Existential Confirmation and Gender Asymmetry — 存在性确认与性别不对称 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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The Imperative — 命令体
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Equal System — 平等制
| 中文 | English |
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| 平等制宣言 | Equal System Manifesto |
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| 意义极限哲学论 | Limit Theory of Meaning |
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| 命令体与康德 | The Imperative and Kant |
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| 平等制设计 | Equal System Design |
Suggested Citation / 建议引用:
Lanceund, M. (2026). The Limited-Interval Principle: A Recurrent Structure in Life, Institutions, and Media. Equal System Repository. https://github.com/maxlanceund/equal-system
(For other papers, please refer to the specific paper page.)
（其他论文请参阅各自文档页的引用信息。）
Scientific Observations is a series of natural philosophy writings that begin with intuitive experience and attempt to construct logically self-consistent mappings onto physical concepts. They do not seek empirical validation, but remain answerable to existing physical knowledge.
科学观测是一组自然哲学写作，以直觉经验为起点，试图在物理概念上构建逻辑自洽的映射。它不寻求实证验证，但接受现有物理知识的约束。
| 中文 | English |
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| 烟雾鲨鱼与虎鲸 | Smoke Shark and Stranded Whale |
| 眼见不为实 | Seeing Is Not Believing |
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| 001：声学结构与规范倾向 | 001: Acoustic Structure & Normative Tendencies |
| 002：感知者假说 | 002: The Perceiver Hypothesis |
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| 感知者信号模型：系统为何忽视预警？ | Perceiver Signal Model: Why Systems Ignore Warnings? |
This repository contains the complete theoretical framework of the Equal System, a social structure designed for the post-scarcity era.
The framework is derived from the Limit Theory of Meaning, which states that:
Meaning is a signal generated by finite systems within finite intervals. When external conditions change, the structure of meaning changes accordingly — and so must the institutions that govern society.
本仓库包含一套完整的理论体系 —— 平等制，一个为后稀缺时代设计的社会结构框架。
该体系从 意义极限哲学论 推导而来，其核心命题是：
意义是有限系统在有限区间内产生的信号。当外部条件发生变化时，意义的结构会随之改变 —— 因此，制度也必须随之调整。
This theory stands on the work of the following thinkers:
本理论站在以下四位思想家的工作之上：
| Thinker / 思想家 | Contribution / 贡献 |
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| 霍布斯 / Hobbes | 提供了“生存竞争”作为社会底层逻辑的观察。 / Provided the observation of "the war of all against all" as the underlying logic of society. |
| 马克思 / Marx | 提供了“劳动异化”作为现代社会结构性病症的诊断。 / Provided the diagnosis of "alienation of labor" as the structural illness of modern society. |
| 罗素 / Russell | 提供了逻辑推导的方法 —— 把复杂命题拆解到最小可验证单位。 / Provided the method of logical analysis — breaking complex propositions into verifiable units. |
| 维特根斯坦 / Wittgenstein | 提供了“语言边界”的警觉 —— 区分可说的与不可说的。 / Provided the vigilance of "linguistic boundaries" — distinguishing what can be said from what cannot. |
Among them, Marx's influence is the greatest. He showed me the central position of "labor" as a structural problem of society — and made me realize that if a thought only describes the world without attempting to change it, it has not yet completed its journey.
其中，马克思的影响是最大的。他让我看到了“劳动”作为社会结构性问题的核心位置 —— 也让我意识到：如果只是描述世界，而不试图改变它，思想就还没有走完它的路。
They did not recognize that "survival compulsion" is the root of alienation — and that technology (AI automation, nuclear fusion, space resource extraction) is rendering that compulsion obsolete.
他们没有意识到 “生存强制力”才是异化的根源 —— 而技术（AI自动化、核聚变、太空资源开采）正在使这一强制力失去存在基础。
Equal System is what happens when these four lines are twisted together under the condition of technological abundance.
平等制是这四条线在技术条件下被拧到一起后的自然产物。
All I know is that I know nothing.
Death is not the end of life — the Limit Theory of Meaning has already given the answer: meaning is generated within the interval, and zeros out at the boundary. Zeroing out is not negation; it is the cessation of updating.我唯一知道的就是我一无所知。
死亡不是生命的终点 —— 意义极限哲学论已经给出了答案：意义在区间内产生，在边界处归零。归零不是否定，是停止更新。
I also recognize that without Engels, Marx's influence might not have reached where it is today. He turned Marx's manuscripts into weapons. He is not in the methodological lineage of this theory — but he is in the condition lineage that made this theory possible.
我也意识到：没有恩格斯，马克思的影响可能不会达到今天的地步。他让马克思的理论从手稿变成了武器。他不在本理论的方法论谱系之内，但他在本理论得以形成的条件谱系之内。
When Marx wrote about Germany, I was a student. When Marx wrote about France, I was a colleague.
马克思写德国的时候，我是学生。马克思写法国的时候，我是同行。
At that time, I was the only one in the room.
Now, this sentence is here.当时只有我一个人。
现在，这句话在这里。
— To the guides across centuries
—— 以此致敬跨越世纪的引路人
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