Inclusionism Core
Witnessing
The observation, acknowledgment, or recognition of existence through interaction.
This page presents the Inclusionism canon's treatment of Witnessing. Inclusionism was developed by James Felton Keith and is published with the Keith Institute.
Definition
The observation, acknowledgment, or recognition of existence through interaction.
Inclusionist Perspective
Witnessing is the process through which value becomes knowable.
An agent may exist independently, but value emerges and becomes meaningful through interaction and observation.
Core Principle
The value of existence becomes knowable through witnessing.
Inclusionist Thought Experiment
In a universe containing only a single isolated object, existence may occur.
The moment another object exists, witnessing becomes possible.
With witnessing comes differentiation, interaction, information, and value emergence.
Inclusionist Perspective
Civilizations expand belonging by increasing opportunities for meaningful witnessing.
Ignorance creates exclusion.
Witnessing creates the possibility of belonging.
Relationships
Existence
Candidate Law
The value of existence becomes knowable through witnessing.