Project root for the Pattern-Based Ontology (PBO) research program.
Pattern-Based Ontology (PBO) is a unified framework for fundamental reality, grounded in Spencer-Brown's Laws of Form (1969). The core thesis: all of reality consists of patterns generated by the recursive application of a single primitive operation — drawing a distinction.
PBO reformulates and supersedes the Autaxys research program (2025–2026) by replacing the multi-component "generative engine" (5 dynamics + 5 principles = 10 axioms) with 1 primitive operation (the mark) + 2 reduction rules (Calling, Crossing).
→ deliverables/PBO-D-0.0_Pattern-Based-Ontology-v1.0.md
→ PBO-WBS-v1.0.md — Work Breakdown Structure, naming conventions, pillar map
| WBS ID | Publication | Zenodo DOI | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBO-D-0.0 | Pattern-Based Ontology v1.0 | 10.5281/zenodo.21389579 |
MD · PDF · Provenance · README |
| PBO-D-1.0 | 42 Theses v3.0 | 10.5281/zenodo.21389470 |
MD · PDF · Provenance · README |
| PBO-D-2.0 | PBO Research Roadmap v1.0 | 10.5281/zenodo.21389696 |
MD · PDF · Provenance |
| PBO-D-3.0 | Pattern Hierarchy v3.0 | 10.5281/zenodo.21389703 |
MD · PDF · Provenance |
| PBO-D-4.0 | PBO WBS & Project Org v1.0 | PENDING | MD |
PBO/
├── README.md ← You are here
├── PBO-WBS-v1.0.md ← Work Breakdown Structure (PBO-D-4.0)
├── deliverables/ ← All publication deliverables
├── working/ ← Working notes and project files
├── provenance/ ← Extracted provenance bundles
└── references/ ← Reference materials
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| GitHub | https://github.com/rwnq8/pattern-based-ontology |
| Zenodo Community | https://zenodo.org/communities/autaxys |
| PBO v1.0 | https://zenodo.org/records/21389579 |
| 42 Theses v3.0 | https://zenodo.org/records/21389470 |
| Research Roadmap v1.0 | https://zenodo.org/records/21389696 |
| Pattern Hierarchy v3.0 | https://zenodo.org/records/21389703 |
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