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version of this work was uploaded under a different DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15450622, which has since been withdrawn by the author for revision and restructuring purposes.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.本研究提出了伦理生物架构阈值（Bio-Architectural Threshold of Ethics, BTE），这是一套将道德行为概念化为大脑关键结构阈值产物的理论框架。该框架提出，当特定神经架构——尤其是与共情（empathy）和抑制控制相关的神经架构——达到由靶向生物营养因子（如血流）所支撑的发育阈值时，伦理能力便会产生。本模型通过几何隐喻进行阐释，并将生物可塑性与跨物种道德认知的涌现相联系。为保护知识产权，本版本未纳入数学公式与量化参数。若需进行学术沟通或开展保密合作，请联系作者。 本研究的先前版本曾以另一DOI（https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15450622）上传，后因作者进行修订与重构而撤回。本版本为经优化更新后的理论框架，纳入了拓展性分析与受保护内容。