Space cannot be cut-why self-identity naturally includes neighbourhood

Area of Science:

• Evolutionary Biology
• Philosophy of Science
• Psychology

Background:

• Conceptualizing the dynamic relationship between space and identity poses challenges in psychology and biology.
• Incompatibility exists between definitive logic systems and natural evolutionary processes of cumulative energetic transformation.
• Discrete perceptions of self and group, detached from their spatial context, create psychological, social, and environmental conflict.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a new understanding of evolutionary process termed 'natural inclusion'.
• To reframe the concept of space from empty distance to a receptive, indivisible presence.
• To demonstrate how this reframing resolves conflicts stemming from discrete identity perceptions and promotes co-creative relationships.

Main Methods:

• Introduces a post-dialectic understanding of evolutionary processes.
• Redefines space as a limitless, indivisible, receptive 'intangible presence'.
• Applies fluid boundary logic to understand dynamic transformations within spatial contexts.

Main Results:

• Identifies 'natural inclusion' as a viable post-dialectic framework for evolutionary understanding.
• All forms are understood as 'flow-form,' dynamically continuous rather than singularly discrete.
• Self-identity is reconceptualized as a dynamic inclusion of neighborhood and space.

Conclusions:

• Shifting from space and boundaries as sources of discontinuity to continuity enables a dynamic understanding of identity.
• This new perspective moves beyond competitive supremacy towards sustainable, co-creative evolutionary relationships.
• Wider linguistic, mathematical, and imaginative expression, including artistic forms, is necessary to fully communicate this concept.