DC‑NO.AP Second-Order Meta-Art Philosophy

Abstract

DC‑NO.AP Second-Order Meta-Art Philosophy takes the act of artistic measurement itself as its object—not artworks, not aesthetic experience. Its core innovations are five: 1. The non-propositional bearing criterion. The registration of artistic measurement acts is judged not by "whether it can be propositionalised" but by "whether it can be borne." Thereby the non-linguistic, embodied, multi-sensory, affective and pre-reflective dimensions of art obtain a second-order registration position for the first time, rather than being uniformly relegated to "hidden stratum—residue—unassignable." 2. Fivefold residue taxonomy, including bearing residue (RB). Residue is classified as R1 numerical / R2 structural / R3 framework / R4 ethical / RB bearing. Residue is registrable, migratable, ineliminable and non-equivalently compensable. The independence of RB is what separates bearing from reception aesthetics. 3. Four duties of the aesthetic guard-ring. Visibility / attributability / responsiveness / non-equivalent compensation. The guard-ring is not an external constraint but a constitutive component of the measurement device. Substituting money, scores, ranks or indicators for bearing constitutes addressing violence. 4. Second-order self-limitation as method. The system limits itself through 102 prohibited zones, 27 red lines and 91 falsification items, and externalises verification authority. Its legitimacy lies not in completeness but in the self-registration of incompleteness. Permanent number anchoring, add-without-altering, and self-reflexive residue registration are the engineering forms of this method. 5. Cross-medium residue and classified evaluation. Gains and losses across medium migration are incommensurable; the ten-group classified evaluation permits no cross-group comparison, ranking or entry into first-order art chains.