Constructive Fractalism: A New Way to Build Knowledge

Can a scientific method learn from itself? This question defines Constructive Fractalism, a new philosophy of science by Lic. Tamara Maite Ayelén Logica Tornatore, founder of NeuroConnected Growth in Denmark.

Classical philosophies helped us define what science is, but not how to grow it. Popper showed how to test ideas. Kuhn explained how paradigms change. Neither showed how to construct new knowledge step by step. Constructive Fractalism does.

Testing IS Building

At the center of Constructive Fractalism stands a clear idea: testing builds knowledge.
When a hypothesis fails, the failure is not a stop but a structural opening. Each test becomes a tool for refinement.

This approach turns science into an adaptive process that learns from itself. Knowledge evolves through a cycle of testing, failing, and rebuilding. The goal is not to find an ultimate truth but to strengthen the structure that learns.

The Fractal Architecture of Learning

Constructive Fractalism proposes that every adaptive system and subsystem follows the same recursive pattern:

OPEN → CLOSE → REPAIR

A system opens to new information, encounters resistance or error, and then rebuilds itself into a stronger state.
This process explains how neurons learn, how relationships heal, and how intelligent systems adapt.

The researcher and the system being studied mirror one another. The method used to study learning follows the same logic as the learning itself. This is what makes Constructive Fractalism both a theory and a method.

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Why It Matters

Modern science faces complex systems that change as we study them. Climate models, neural networks, and artificial intelligence all demand tools that can adapt in real time. Constructive Fractalism provides that framework. It gives researchers a method to organize and transfer knowledge across fields. It also supports ethical and transparent approaches to studying adaptive systems, from psychology to AI.

Read the Paper

Read or download the full work – direct link, no register:
Constructive Fractalism: A Philosophy of Science for Modeling Adaptive Systems
by Lic. Tamara Maite Ayelén Logica Tornatore, NeuroConnected Growth, Denmark.

 

Discover how the Fractal Iteration Log (FIL) formalizes learning as a recursive process of testing, failure, and repair.
This model builds a foundation for a more integrated and adaptive science.

“Every test is also a construction.”
Psycologist

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