Stern, Julio Michael (2020) A sharper image: the quest of science and recursive production of objective realities. Principia: an international journal of epistemology, 24 (2). pp. 255-297. ISSN 1414-4247
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Abstract
This article explores the metaphor of Science as provider of sharp images of our
environment, using the epistemological framework of Objective Cognitive Constructivism.
These sharp images are conveyed by precise scientific hypotheses that, in turn, are encoded
by mathematical equations. Furthermore, this article describes how such knowledge is produced by a cyclic and recursive development, perfection, and reinforcement process, leading to the emergence of eigen-solutions characterized by the four essential properties of precision, stability, separability, and composability. Finally, this article discusses the role played by ontology and metaphysics in the scientific production process, and in which sense the resulting knowledge can be considered objective.
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| Keywords: | scientific ontology, Eigen-solution, sharp hypothesis, epistemic value, objectivity, circularity | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Evidence General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics |
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| Depositing User: | Prof. Julio Michael Stern | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 26 Mar 2023 16:03 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2023 16:03 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 21916 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Principia: an international journal of epistemology | ||||||
| Official URL: | http://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2020v24n2p255 | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.5007/1808-1711.2020v24n2p255 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Evidence General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics |
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| Date: | 2020 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 255-297 | ||||||
| Volume: | 24 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1414-4247 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21916 |
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