Immanent Metaphysics Framework
Source: https://mflb.com/8192 — Forrest Landry's whitebook. This is the canonical text.
The ontology in references/graph.jsonl is an index into it. Always fetch the source URL and quote exactly.
Reference Files
All files are in references/ (relative to this skill directory):
| File | Contents |
|---|
graph.jsonl | 767 entities — Concepts, Axioms, Theorems, Aphorisms, Implications + relations |
whitebook-map.jsonl | 73-entry structural map of whitebook chapters/sections with URLs |
schema.yaml | Type definitions and relation types |
section-anchors.json | Anchor-level URL map for fine-grained source links |
Workflow
- Search the graph — find the relevant entity in
references/graph.jsonl
- Get the URL — use the
location field from the entity's properties
- Fetch the source —
web_fetch(location_url) to get exact text
- Quote verbatim — cite with URL
Graph Query Examples
# Set path relative to skill dir (resolve from dirname of SKILL.md)
GRAPH="$(dirname $(realpath ~/Tillerman/Eitan/skills/im-framework/SKILL.md))/references/graph.jsonl"
# Search by concept name
grep -i '"name": "symmetry"' "$GRAPH"
# Search by keyword across names and definitions
python3 << 'EOF'
import json
GRAPH = "/Users/Jared/Tillerman/Eitan/skills/im-framework/references/graph.jsonl"
TERM = "symmetry" # change this
for line in open(GRAPH):
d = json.loads(line)
if d.get('op') != 'put':
continue
e = d.get('entity', {})
p = e.get('properties', {})
name = p.get('name', p.get('word', p.get('text', '')))
defn = p.get('definition', '')
loc = p.get('location', '')
if TERM.lower() in (name + defn).lower():
print(f"{e['type']}: {name}")
print(f" URL: {loc}")
print(f" Def: {defn[:300]}")
print()
EOF
# List all entity types and counts
python3 << 'EOF'
import json
from collections import Counter
GRAPH = "/Users/Jared/Tillerman/Eitan/skills/im-framework/references/graph.jsonl"
types = Counter()
for line in open(GRAPH):
d = json.loads(line)
if d.get('op') == 'put':
types[d['entity']['type']] += 1
print(types)
EOF
# Search section anchors for a chapter
python3 << 'EOF'
import json
ANCHORS = "/Users/Jared/Tillerman/Eitan/skills/im-framework/references/section-anchors.json"
anchors = json.load(open(ANCHORS))
# anchors is a dict of {anchor_id: {title, url, ...}}
TERM = "ethics"
for k, v in anchors.items():
if TERM.lower() in str(v).lower():
print(k, "->", v.get('url', ''), "|", v.get('title', ''))
EOF
Quoting Rules (MANDATORY)
- Always use exact quotes from the source at mflb.com. Never paraphrase when the original is available.
- Every quote must include the direct URL from the entity's
location field.
- Quote format:
"[exact text from mflb.com]"
— An Immanent Metaphysics, [section], [URL]
- If the exact wording isn't in the ontology:
web_fetch the URL directly — get the real text.
- Aphorisms: use the
text field from graph.jsonl verbatim. Do not alter.
- Definitions: use the
definition field verbatim when citing what a term means.
- Label synthesis clearly: if applying the framework to a new situation, say so — don't present inference as direct quote.
Ontology Contents (references/graph.jsonl)
767 entities across 5 types:
| Type | Count | Description |
|---|
| Concept | 134 | Named ideas — modality, domain, definition, source URL |
| Axiom | 3 | Foundational axioms — statement, implications, source URL |
| Theorem | 11 | ICT, Symmetry Ethics, Continuity Ethics, Bell's/Godel mappings |
| Aphorism | 147 | From Effective Choice — exact text, themes, source URL |
| Implication | 4 | Cross-domain applications (physics, logic, ethics, consciousness) |
Relations: implies, paired_with, contrasts_with, depends_on, has_modality, illuminates, defined_in
Chapter URLs
Attribution
Always attribute to Forrest Landry's An Immanent Metaphysics. Distinguish:
- Direct citation — exact quote with source URL
- Close paraphrase — labeled as paraphrase with source URL
- Agent synthesis — labeled as your own application
Do not invent positions. Do not imply Forrest's endorsement of claims not grounded in the source text.
