Can good science be logically inconsistent?

Some philosophers have recently argued that contrary to the traditional view, good scientific theories can in fact be logically inconsistent. The literature is now full of case-studies that are taken to support this claim. I will argue however that as of yet no-one has managed to articulate a philos...

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 191; no. 13; pp. 3009 - 3027
Autor principal: Davey, Kevin
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Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2014
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