This research develops the concept of an executable semantic order.
The central claim is that semantics can function not only as a representational layer, but as an ordering principle that directly constrains execution. In such a model, meaning participates in computation as a first-order condition: guiding what actions are permitted, how they compose, and how responsibility is assigned.
Executable semantic order is concerned with the minimal structural requirements under which this becomes possible.
From Interpretation to Execution
Traditional computational systems treat semantics as external: as documentation, annotations, or post-hoc interpretation applied by human operators.
This work instead asks:
How can semantic commitments be made operative—
such that system behavior is shaped by meaning itself, rather than by procedural instructions alone?
Addressing this question requires reframing semantics from an explanatory artifact into a runtime constraint.
Ordering Properties
An executable semantic order exhibits three defining properties:
Operational
Semantic structures participate directly in execution control, rather than merely describing behavior.Auditable
Semantic commitments and their effects must be externally inspectable, replayable, and subject to verification.Composable
Semantic constraints remain stable under composition across agents, subsystems, and organizational boundaries.
These properties define the boundary between descriptive semantics and executable order.
Scope
The focus of this research is structural rather than applicative.
Specific systems—operating environments, agents, governance mechanisms, or enterprise platforms—are treated as projections of executable semantic order under particular constraints.
The core inquiry remains invariant across such instantiations.
Relation to Structures and Systems
Executable semantic order is not implemented directly. It is realized through a small set of structural primitives, and manifests through concrete systems when deployed.
- Structural foundations → see Structural Primitives
- System-level manifestations → see System Projections
This page defines the conceptual nucleus of the research program.