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标题：A sharper image: the quest of science and recursive production of objective realities
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作者：Julio Michael Stern
期刊名称：Principia : an International Journal of Epistemology
印刷版ISSN：1414-4247
电子版ISSN：1808-1711
出版年度：2020
卷号：24
期号：2
页码：255-297
DOI：10.5007/1808-1711.2020v24n2p255
出版社：Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil
摘要：This article explores the metaphor of Science as provider of sharp images of ourenvironment, using the epistemological framework of Objective Cognitive Constructivism.These sharp images are conveyed by precise scientific hypotheses that, in turn, are encodedby mathematical equations. Furthermore, this article describes how such knowledge is pro-duced by a cyclic and recursive development, perfection and reinforcement process, leadingto the emergence of eigen-solutions characterized by the four essential properties of preci-sion, stability, separability and composability. Finally, this article discusses the role playedby ontology and metaphysics in the scientific production process, and in which sense theresulting knowledge can be considered objective.
关键词：scientific ontology; Eigen-solution; sharp hypothesis; epistemic value; objectivity; circularity