The Relative Theory of Self-Construction: A Structural Model of Consciousness Based on Dual Mental Worlds

This paper introduces the Relative Theory of Self-Construction (RTSC), a structural model of consciousness grounded in the axiom that “the boundary between self and other is absolute.” Based on this premise, RTSC posits that the human mind comprises two concurrent, independent mental systems: the Existential Mental World (W₁), which reflects the internal soul and generates cognition, emotion, and volition toward self-growth; and the Relational Mental World (W₂), which recognizes others as equally souled and generates responses based on relational contexts.These systems do not directly exchange information. Instead, their outputs are superimposed with weighting coefficients α and β to produce consciousness S, expressed as:　　　S=αW_1+βW_2This formulation describes the momentary state of consciousness as the interference of two qualitatively distinct domains. Furthermore, W₁ and W₂ form a feedback loop with S, allowing for temporal updating. The dynamic evolution of this process is captured by the recursive formulation:Ohba’s Consciousness Equation:　　　S_(t+1)=αW_1 (S_t,L_t)+βW_2 (S_t,L_t)where Lₜ denotes input from the external environment.RTSC reframes psychological distress not as deficit but as interference imbalance, and reconceptualizes personality as the evolving structure of orientation between two mental worlds. In artificial intelligence, RTSC offers a framework in which consciousness arises from non-integrated generative systems, where inconsistency and conflict are not flaws but essential features. RTSC thus provides a formal model of consciousness that avoids recursive meta-structures, distinguishes mind from consciousness, and reframes artificial subjectivity as a product of dual-world interference.