Finite Cognition and Representational Stabilization: A Consolidated Structural Framework

This paper provides a higher-level consolidation of a previously developed framework on finite cognition and representational stabilization. Whereas earlier work focused on structural organization and formal decompositions of stabilization processes, the present contribution operates at a more abstract level, clarifying the general conditions under which the framework itself is intelligible and applicable. It identifies three minimal constraints—cognitive finitude, stabilization of representations, and replication across systems—as necessary conditions for the formation and persistence of scientific knowledge. Within this perspective, intelligibility is characterized by regime-dependent stability, with distinct transitions between coherent, critical, and unstable regimes under increasing informational load. The aim is not to extend the formal structure of the framework, but to clarify its global epistemic interpretation and its limits of applicability as a cognitive system-relative model of scientific knowledge.