Event Closure State

The boundary determination of an interpretive event

1. Canonical Definition

Event Closure State is the event-internal determination of whether an interpretive event has ended (closure) or remains active (explicit openness). The Event Closure State establishes the boundary of an interpretive event but does not create meaning, authority, legitimacy, or persistence.

2. Phase and Preconditions

• Operates: event-internal (event-boundary determination)

• Requires: an active interpretive event

• Does not require: binding, action execution, crystallization, persistence, or legitimacy

3. Scope and Exclusions

Event Closure State is not:

• a binding or governance act

• a source of authority or legitimacy

• a response routing decision

• a post-event classification

• a temporal dynamic such as drift

4. Structural Role

Event Closure State determines whether interpretation within an event terminates or continues. When the state resolves to closure, post-event classification becomes possible. When the state resolves to explicit openness, interpretation remains active and reversible within the same event. Event Closure State does not alter which meaning governs or how responses are routed.

5. Authority and Legitimacy Status

• Authority relation: neutral

• Legitimacy relation: not applicable

Event Closure State does not authorize action or evaluate legitimacy. Authority and legitimacy are determined at binding and through regime classification.

6. Temporal Status

Event Closure State is a boundary determination, not a temporal process. Closure ends an interpretive event; explicit openness maintains it. Temporal behavior after closure is governed by crystallization, drift, and Action Determinacy Loss.

7. Common Category Errors

• Treating closure as synonymous with binding

• Assuming closure creates legitimacy or persistence

• Treating openness as indecision rather than an explicit state

• Applying post-event classifications without closure

8. Canonical Cross-References

Interpretation • Binding • Action-Governing Meaning (AGM) • Response Routing • Crystallization • Action Determinacy Loss (ADL)

9. Plain Statement

Event Closure State decides whether an interpretive moment has ended or is intentionally kept open.