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Can good science be logically inconsistent?

Kevin Davey

pp. 3009-3026

Résumé

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 philosophically interesting view about the role of logically inconsistent theories in science that genuinely goes against tradition, is plausibly true, and is supported by any of the case studies usually given.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Bueno Otávio, Vickers Peter (2014) Is science inconsistent?. Synthese 191 (13).

Pages: 3009-3026

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-014-0470-x

Citation complète:

Davey Kevin, 2014, Can good science be logically inconsistent? Synthese 191 (13), Is science inconsistent?, 3009-3026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-014-0470-x.