Theory Choice and Social Choice: Kuhn versus Arrow.
Kuhn’s famous thesis that there is ‘no unique algorithm’ for choosing between rival scientific theories is analysed using the machinery of social choice theory. It is shown that the problem of theory choice as posed by Kuhn is formally identical to a standard social choice problem. This suggests tha...
| Publicado en: | Mind (0026-4423) Vol. 120; no. 477; pp. 83 - 116 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jan2011
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