Neutral Monism and Russellian Monism

What this approach tries to solve

Neutral monism holds that ultimate reality is of one kind, neither fundamentally mental nor material. Russellian monism holds that a single set of properties underlies consciousness and the basic entities posited by physics, often motivated by the thought that physics gives structure but not intrinsic nature. See the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Neutral Monism.

What Panta Rhei shares

Panta Rhei shares non-dual ambition, interest in intrinsic nature, concern that physics may leave deeper questions open, and refusal to treat mind and matter as unrelated substances.

The shared pressure is that the physical/mental split should not be accepted as a final explanatory boundary without inspection.

Where Panta Rhei differs

Panta Rhei does not posit a neutral stuff or intrinsic ground as a premise.

It demands a construction: kernel, core semantics, physical carrier, life, reflection, self-hosting, and ontic closure.

Neutral monism and Russellian monism posit a non-dual metaphysical direction. Panta Rhei asks what construction would make such a direction inspectable.

Where to inspect next

• Coherent Theory of Reality for the program’s reality-scope.
• Kernel, Model & Reality for ontic-status discipline.
• Test Ontic Closure for the final construction step.
• Metaphysics World Readout for domain-facing interpretation.
• Meta-Verification Frontier for the strongest verification boundary.