Constructive realism as the contemporary form of epistemological realism

Abstract

It is shown that it is impossible to go beyond the opposition of realism and constructivism in epistemology. One cannot understand the structure and the development of the scientific theory from the constructivist point of view. The enactivist approach, popular in the current cognitive science, suggests epistemological realism (contrary to some interpretations). The problems of virtual reality and “post-truth” are also discussed in the article. The author substantiates the idea that the position of constructive (active) realism is promising as a research strategy in epistemology, philosophy of science, cognitive science and social studies.