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The Axiom of Self is a philosophical literary novel that follows the intellectual and emotional journey of Professor Eleanor Vance, a renowned scholar who has spent her life studying self-respect as the foundational axiom of human consciousness. Celebrated for her brilliant mind yet quietly haunted by her own history of proving herself, Eleanor is forced into a deeper confrontation with her life's work when a devastating intellectual challenge, resurfacing family wounds, and her own physical decline intertwine. After a formative trip to Vienna, Eleanor's estranged brother Daniel unexpectedly returns, reopening old fractures while offering the possibility of reconciliation. Simultaneously, a profound connection develops with Lucien Arriaga, a gifted doctoral student whose questions-both philosophical and personal-push her toward unsettling truths she has long avoided. Her ongoing intellectual rivalry with Professor Jonas Keller adds further tension, forcing Eleanor to defend, refine, and ultimately reimagine her own doctrine. Through lectures, dreams, philosophical debates, and moments of quiet vulnerability, Eleanor discovers that worth cannot be earned, proven, or negotiated. Instead, it must be claimed. Her final insight-""What we cannot prove, we live toward""-becomes both a culmination of her life's work and a gift to those who follow. The novel is a meditation on identity, dignity, and the courage to live without permission, offering readers not answers but a framework for their own unfolding.

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