Harp, Randall and Khalifa, Kareem (2015) Why Pursue Unification? A Social-Epistemological Puzzle. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 30 (3). pp. 431-447. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
Many have argued that unified theories ought to be pursued wherever possible. We deny this on the basis of social-epistemological and game-theoretic considerations. Consequently, those seeking a more ubiquitous role for unification must either attend to the scientific community’s social structure in greater detail than has been the case, and/or radically revise their conception of unification.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | |||||||||
| Keywords: | unification; social epistemology; decision theory; science; theory pursuit | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Structure of Theories General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2016 19:38 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2016 19:38 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 12160 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | |||||||||
| Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | |||||||||
| Official URL: | http://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/v... | |||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.12647 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Structure of Theories General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Date: | September 2015 | |||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 431-447 | |||||||||
| Volume: | 30 | |||||||||
| Number: | 3 | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12160 |
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