How Simplicity Can be a Virtue in Philosophical Theory-Choice.

Sober and Huemer have independently argued that simplicity has no place in evaluating philosophical views. In particular, they have argued that the best rationales for scientists to appeal to simplicity in judging between rival theories fail to carry over to philosophers judging between rival philos...

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Published in:Erkenntnis Vol. 89; no. 3; pp. 1217 - 1235
Main Author: Lange, Marc
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Mar2024
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