Synopsis
The Reciprocal Perception and Care Model, or RPCM, is the applied component of Relational Ontometry. It plots relational distance, power, and capacity to know across a three-axis topology. The model uses those variables to describe perceptual asymmetry, vulnerability differentials, obligation to care, and the approach toward relational collapse or boundary violation.
The problem it responds to
Ethical language often identifies that a relationship is unequal without showing what kind of inequality exists, who is exposed to whom, or where responsibility should move.
What the work contributes
- Defines a -10 to +10 relational-distance axis, including a collapse boundary and post-collapse intrusion space.
- Uses power and capacity-to-know scales to distinguish authority from recognition.
- Introduces an ontological relationship ratio and a vulnerability differential.
- Models obligation to care as inverse to the direction of vulnerability.
Development
- Applied within Ethics of the Damned and relational-care examples.
- Designed for future empirical testing and institutional adaptation.
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