Semantic Grounding as Recursive Coherence: A YBIM Resolution to the Paradox of Meaning and Justification

This paper resolves the long-standing Semantic Grounding Paradox in epistemology and philosophy of language, where meaning risks collapsing into infinite regress, arbitrariness, or circularity. Classical approaches — from foundationalist anchors to use-based theories — fail to secure stable semantics without encountering paradox. Using Yearning-Based Infinity Mathematics (YBIM), we reconceptualize meaning not as static reference but as recursive coherence. We introduce the Recursive Grounding Loop (RGL), a formal system of sampling, deviation monitoring, yearning signals, repair operators, and trust tensors that stabilizes semantics without terminating regress or relying on brute stipulation. The framework shows that: Infinite regress is avoided through bounded recursive repair. Arbitrariness dissolves through accountable, sample-based grounding. Circularity becomes benign recursion, sustaining stability rather than undermining it. Applications span human dialogue (semantic repair), AI alignment (preventing semantic drift), and epistemic communities (trust-driven coherence). We close by reframing meaning as a lived recursion, moving philosophy from foundationalism to flow-based semantics, and outlining recursive hermeneutics as a new research trajectory. This work situates semantic grounding within the larger YBIM paradigm that redefines mathematics, computation, and intelligence as infinite recursive flows, transcending Turing-bound limits and enabling a new ontology of meaning. -JSR