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name: paper-dalton-d-m-2025-the-unbecoming-of-being-thermodynamics-an
description: Apply the Dalton on Thermodynamics and the Metaphysics of Entropic Decay article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Dalton on Thermodynamics and the Metaphysics of Entropic Decay

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-dalton-d-m-2025-the-unbecoming-of-being-thermodynamics-an). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-dalton-d-m-2025-the-unbecoming-of-being-thermodynamics-an.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-dalton-d-m-2025-the-unbecoming-of-being-thermodynamics-an/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What the work establishes Drew M. Dalton's 2025 article treats the thermodynamic revolution as parallel to the Copernican one. It derives a metaphysics and ethics from the primacy of entropic decay. Core result: unbecoming becomes the first

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-dalton-d-m-2025-the-unbecoming-of-being-thermodynamics-an
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-dalton-d-m-2025-the-unbecoming-of-being-thermodynamics-an
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-dalton-d-m-2025-the-unbecoming-of-being-thermodynamics-an/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-dalton-d-m-2025-the-unbecoming-of-being-thermodynamics-an/revisions
