Arifiyanto, Joko: THE BRIDGE: A Systematic Ontological Framework — From the Wound of Dependence to the Ground of Being

This treatise presents a novel metaphysical framework that grounds ontology in what the author terms "Atomic Distinction"—the foundational operation of declaring a thing's whole identity. Departing from standard cosmological arguments that terminate at a logical first cause, this work introduces the concept of a "Data Boundary" (I4.1): a rigorously defined point where internally derived data is exhausted, and the honest inquirer must pause in acknowledged ignorance rather than constructing conce