The Constraint‑Dispersion Unified Framework (CDUFD) is a qualitative physical framework in which spacetime, quantum mechanics, gauge fields, and cosmology emerge from the critical dynamics of a discrete network. This paper extracts and analyses the philosophical commitments implicit in the framework: ontologically, reality consists of discrete primitives and a correlation kernel, with spacetime and matter as emergent structures; epistemologically, the axioms combine a hierarchical conventionalism with empiricism; methodologically, a layer‑by‑layer constraint strategy is employed, moving from the absolute void to a unique survivor via three layers of convergence (philosophical, mathematical, physical/empirical). The paper details the mathematical structure of the solution space, the precise conditions for survivor selection, and the philosophical significance of the increasing number of meta‑levels. A dialogue with major schools of philosophy of science (conventionalism, falsificationism, Lakatosian research programmes, structural realism) shows that CDUFD provides a novel mode of theory construction. The framework’s self‑referentiality and its practical termination of infinite regress are also discussed. This work is part of the CDUFD series and serves as its philosophical foundation.
Pengtai Huang (Fri,) studied this question.