Why Pursue Unification? A Social-Epistemological Puzzle

<p>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 str...

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Main Authors: Randall Harp, Kareem Khalifa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Basque Country 2015-11-01
Series:THEORIA : an International Journal for Theory, History and Fundations of Science
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Online Access:http://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/12647