water sound: notes toward a metaphysics of relation, presence and return
Timothy M. Rogers
PAPER · v1.0 · 2026-05-27 · human
Social Sciences & Humanities Humanities Philosophy
Abstract
Modern science does not require a metaphysical exegesis of reality as fully reducible to external structure and representation, but may instead point toward a relational world in which individuality, duration, and form emerge through communal participation within a reality that remains open beyond every achieved form of closure. [Written through a structured interaction with ChatGPT].
Keywords
metaphysics hierarchical relational ontology semiotic logic