Finally, I argue that if one wants to articulate an account committed to a truth-centered epistemology, one should adopt a realist stance; if one wants to formulate a realist account of scientific understanding, one should subscribe to a truth-centered epistemology.

I address how a group of authors have challenged this line of thought by dissociating ontological and epistemological commitments. I examine these proposals, elucidating to what extent they fail in their attempt to formulate a consistent account of scientific understanding.

📄In the article, I show how the factive view on understanding is articulated through the acceptance of two interrelated theses: an epistemological one -veritism- and an ontological one -realism.