Zeng, Xiaozhou: Bounded Free Will

This paper applies the retrospective methodology of Structural Determination Theory (SDT) to the domain of conscious evolution, deriving a precise account of free will entirely from SDT's single ontological axiom—reality consists of distinctly differentiated structure. The argument proceeds without entering the traditional compatibilism–libertarianism–eliminativism debate from within; it establishes its claims by refutation form, parallel to SDT's self-refutation defense of its axiom and its ref