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A meta‑theoretical framework arguing that what we call “formal” (rules, procedures, logical systems, mathematical structures) are not discovered but constructed by human communities for specific purposes, and that this constructed nature is often obscured by the very success of formalisation. The theory rejects the idea that formal systems are “out there” waiting to be found; instead, they are tools built from available materials, shaped by social needs, and subject to revision. It explains why different societies have developed different formal systems, and why even the most rigorous formalisms carry the fingerprints of their creators.
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