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== Constrasting [[wikipedia:Philosophical_realism|Realism]] ==
The Concept–Expression–Reference [[concept]] explicitly rejects the assumptions of [[wikipedia:Philosophical_realism|realism]]. Unlike realist perspectives, it does not posit that [[Concept|concepts]] correspond to pre-existing, objective entities in the world. [[Observation]] is not treated as a transparent window onto [[reality]]; rather, it is always mediated through operational distinctions, expressions and reference. [[Concept|Concepts]] are not discovered in the world, but [[Construction|constructed]] and stabilized through repeated engagement in operational [[System|systems]]. [[Expression|Expressions]] do not reveal intrinsic properties, and [[Reference|references]] do not point to absolute entities. They function only within the relational and operational context of observation.

[[wikipedia:Philosophical_realism|Realism]] assumes that [[meaning]], [[truth]], or [[correspondence]] exists independently of [[Observation|observers]] and their [[Operation|operations]]. In contrast, within this [[concept]], these features [[Emergence|emerge]] only through [[interaction]] between [[concept]], [[expression]] and [[reference]]. Even so-called “objective facts” are treated as operationally [[Viability|viable]] [[Construction|constructs]] that gain relevance through [[observation]] and [[system]] interaction. This makes the [[concept]] compatible with [[Radical Constructivism|radical]] and [[Relational Constructivism|relational]] [[constructivism]] while avoiding [[solipsism]]: it recognizes the necessity of observable objects and interactions without requiring them to possess independent, pre-determined [[meaning]].

In sum, the [[concept]] demonstrates that what [[wikipedia:Philosophical_realism|realism]] presupposes as intrinsic properties of the world, fixed meaning, observable objects and inherent truth, is, from a [[Constructivism|constructivist]] standpoint, the '''result of operationally''' '''viable relations''' among [[Concept|concepts]], [[Expression|expressions]], and [[Reference|references]].