Argues that objectivity involves a projection condition limiting access to reality, suggesting inherent structural constraints.
This paper argues that objectivity, as standardly conceived, is structurally impossible. Every act of observation is constitutively mediated by a projection condition—a finite configurational layer through which only a portion of an underlying structural field becomes available. What is ordinarily called objectivity is not unconditioned access to reality but a convergence phenomenon among conditioned observers. The paper formalizes this convergence and identifies its structural limits. This work is currently being prepared for journal submission. Related updates may be available at: patreon.com/NMStructuralTheoryLab
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