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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Published in:	Synthese Vol. 191; no. 13; pp. 3009 - 3027
Main Author:	Davey, Kevin
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2014
Subjects:	Inconsistency (Logic) Theory of knowledge research Philosophy of science Justification (Theory of knowledge) Research
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