Modular Spiral Cognition: Foundational Archive  
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15226447  
Version: 2.2 (Released 2025-04-24)  
Author: Tyler Price (Independent Researcher)  
License: CC-BY 4.0  
Contact: InfiniteNuanceStudios@gmail.com  
Social: @infinitenuance.bsky.social

Overview:
Modular Spiral Cognition (MSC) is a cognitive architecture framework designed to explain internal governance through three subsystems — the Reactor, Interpreter, and Observer (RIO) — and five developmental Value Lenses (Red, Blue, Orange, Green, Yellow). It models how cognition structures identity, resolves conflict, collapses under bias, and re-integrates toward coherence.  

MSC enables self-reflective diagnosis of internal misalignment, bias amplification, and value-system breakdown. It has applications in personal growth, social dynamics, clinical psychology, systems theory, and educational design.

This archive contains the full historical record of MSC’s development and is intended for public education, research, and responsible adaptation.

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Included in This Archive:
• All MSC versioned theory documents (v1.0 through v2.2)  
• Cross-system modeling guides and metacognitive walkthroughs  
• Color lens alignment map (Green, Blue, Orange, Red, Yellow)  
• Visual diagrams for the RIO and Value Lens models  
• Attribution record and licensing documentation

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📌 2.2 Update Note:
This major update adds MSC’s historical evolution paper, which introduces:
• Full integration of the Beige, Purple, and Turquoise lenses  
• Alternating antisocial/social emergence pattern  
• Observer Postures applied to historical cognition  
• Timeline of Lens emergence with anchored eras and figures  
• Structural glossary and appendix set for research use

These contributions establish MSC as a testable model of both individual and civilizational development, grounded in comparative history and modular cognitive science.

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Recommended Reading Order

1. **Start Here**  
   → MSC - 1.0 thru 2.1 Summary, Glossary, & Attribution Record  

2. **Historical Timeline & Governance Evolution** *(New in v2.2)*  
   → MSC - The Spiral of Human History  

3. **Foundational Theory**  
   → MSC - Modular Spiral Cognition Theory 1.0  

4. **Framework Compatibility**  
   → MSC - Complementing Other Approaches  

5. **Cognitive Mechanics**  
   → MSC - Explaining Common Biases  
   → MSC - A Systems Framework for Bias and Cognitive Coherence  

6. **Theoretical Evolution**  
   → MSC - Modular Spiral Cognition 2.0  

7. **Emotional & Systemic Applications**  
   → MSC - Practical Understanding  
   → MSC - When the King Listens  
   → MSC - Cognition in Collapse  

8. **Current Flagship Theory**  
   → MSC - Modular Spiral Cognition 2.1  

9. **Public Primers & Infographics**  
   → MSC - Value Lens Primer  
   → MSC - The RIO System Primer  
   → Value Lens Infographic  
   → RIO System Infographic

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Version Timeline Summary

Developed after MSC 1.0, prior to MSC 2.0:
- MSC – Modular Spiral Cognition Theory 1.0  
- MSC – Explaining Common Biases  
- MSC – Complementing Other Approaches  

Developed after MSC 2.0, prior to MSC 2.1:
- MSC – Modular Spiral Cognition 2.0  
- MSC – Practical Understanding  
- MSC – When the King Listens  
- MSC – Cognition in Collapse  
- MSC – A Systems Framework for Bias and Cognitive Coherence  

Developed after MSC 2.1:
- MSC – Modular Spiral Cognition 2.1  
- MSC – 1.0 thru 2.1 Summary, Glossary, & Attribution Record  
- MSC – Value Lens Primer  
- MSC – The RIO System Primer  
- Value Lens Infographic  
- RIO System Infographic

New in MSC 2.2:
- MSC – The Spiral of Human History