Görig, Stefan (2026) Reference-Relative Rationality: A Structural Theory of Model and Regime Revision. [Preprint]
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This paper develops a formal framework for reference-relative rationality. The central thesis is that rational evaluation is structurally reference-relative: empirical adequacy is not a property of models in isolation, but a relation between a model and a stabilised reference regime that generates and qualifies data. The framework distinguishes two interdependent levels of rationality — model-level revision relative to a fixed regime, and regime-level revision governed by structured upgrade criteria (Dom*). Non-arbitrariness in rational practice arises not from fixed foundations but from disciplined dynamics within revisable reference architectures. The framework is illustrated through the Chemical Revolution as a structured regime upgrade and connects to recent work in the philosophy of measurement.
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