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The Value of Beauty in Theory Pursuit: Kuhn, Duhem, and Decision Theory

机译:美在理论追求中的价值:库恩,杜姆和决策理论

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Should judgments of beauty play a guiding role in theoretical science even if beauty is not a sign of truth? In this paper I argue that they should in certain cases. If we analyze the rationality of theoretical pursuit using decision theory, a theory’s beauty can influence the utilities of the various options confronting the researcher. After considering the views of Pierre Duhem and Thomas Kuhn on aesthetics in science, I suggest that because we value freedom of inquiry we rightly allow scientists some choice in how they value aesthetic properties of theories and thus some freedom to use beauty to guide their research program.
机译:即使美不是事实的标志,对美的判断也应在理论科学中起指导作用吗?在本文中,我认为在某些情况下应该这样做。如果我们使用决策理论分析理论追求的合理性,那么理论的美就可以影响研究人员面临的各种选择的效用。在考虑了Pierre Duhem和Thomas Kuhn对科学美学的观点之后,我建议,因为我们重视探究自由,所以我们正确地允许科学家在他们如何评价理论的美学特性方面做出一些选择,从而有一定的自由使用美来指导他们的研究程序。

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