The Bio-Architectural Threshold of Ethics (BTE): A Neuroevolutionary Framework for Moral Emergence

This work introduces the Bio-Architectural Threshold of Ethics (BTE), a theoretical framework that conceptualizes moral behavior as the outcome of critical structural thresholds in the brain. It proposes that ethical capacity arises when specific neural architectures, particularly those related to empathy and inhibitory control, reach a threshold of development supported by targeted bio-nutritional factors such as blood flow. The model is presented through a geometric metaphor and connects biological plasticity to the emergence of moral cognition across species. To protect intellectual property, mathematical formulations and quantitative parameters are omitted from this version. For academic correspondence or collaboration under confidentiality, please contact the author. A previous version of this work was uploaded under a different DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15450622, which has since been withdrawn by the author for revision and restructuring purposes. This version presents the refined and updated theoretical framework, incorporating extended analysis and protected content.