The Unbearable Weight of Simplicity in Theory Choice

When philosophers do not have a way out for choosing between the account they defend or a competing one, they usually appeal to theoretical virtues, such as simplicity, unity, fruitfulness, explanatory power, and so on. In this paper, my aim is to question the status of simplicity as a criterion for...

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Main Author: Deiver Vinícius de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2024-12-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/94420
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