Chapter 81: Monodromy and Moral Ambiguity

Ethical ambiguity is modeled as monodromy: transporting an enactment around a closed loop of perspectives fails to return the same local policy. The Moral Monodromy definition (VII.D68) formalizes this phenomenon as nontrivial holonomy on the presheaf of admissible enactments. The Monodromy as Source of Tragedy theorem (VII.T33) proves that genuine moral tragedy — situations where duties compose into a path that cannot close — arises from topological non-closure, not from logical contradiction. Antigone, Sophie’s Choice, and everyday moral ambiguity are analyzed as monodromy phenomena. Monodromy is a diagnostic tool: it locates the obstruction precisely and points toward repair strategies.