Perspectival Realism: Ontology Without an Asterisk

The provided text, an excerpt from a philosophical musing titled “Perspectival Realism: The First Ontology Without an Asterisk,” outlines a specific metaphysical stance which claims that reality is independent but all access to it is inherently mediated. The author introduces Perspectival Realism as a robust position free from the "asterisks" that plague other ontologies like Realism and Idealism, which must acknowledge resistance or mediation, respectively. This framework is built upon three layers of mediation—perceptual iconography, cognitive instrumentation, and linguistic/cultural carving—that filter human experience. The article asserts that despite these multiple filters, the world’s resistance allows for the comparison and ranking of perspectives, preventing the framework from collapsing into relativism. Furthermore, the author discloses that the article itself was generated with the assistance of Generative AI (specifically ChatGPT 5.1 and Claude Sonnet 4.5), framing the output as a record of their thought process and endorsing the AI-produced text.https://philosophics.blog/2025/11/20/perspectival-realism-the-first-ontology-without-an-asterisk/