Add to ORKG2 pages. Contribution to the meeting "Why Trust a Theory? Reconsidering Scientific Methodology in Light of Modern Physics," Munich, Dec. 7-9, 2015International audienceIn the book "String Theory and the Scientific Method", Richard Dawid describes a few of the many non-empirical arguments that motivate theoretical physicists' confidence in a theory, taking string theory as case study. I argue that excessive reliance on non-empirical evidence compromises the reliability of science, and that precisely the case of string theory well illustrates this danger
String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all known natural ...
String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all known natural ...
String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all known natural ...
2 pages. Contribution to the meeting "Why Trust a Theory? Reconsidering Scientific Methodology in Li...
String theory has played a highly influential role in theoretical physics for nearly three decades a...
In the absence of empirical confirmation, scientists may judge a theory's chances of being viable ba...
In the absence of empirical confirmation, scientists judge a theory's chances of being viable based ...
The paper provides a presentation and motivation of the concept of non-empirical theory confirmation...
It has been argued in Dawid (2013) that physicists at times generate substantial trust in an empiric...
Is string theory a fraud or one of the great scientific advances? Why do so many physicists work on ...
In this paper, I offer an analysis of the radical disagreement over the adequacy of string theory. T...
One of the main charges against string theory is that it cannot make specific predictions that may b...
Abstract: String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all know...
String theory has by now maintained a highly influential position in high energy physics for more th...
If we cannot directly empirically test the claims of a particular scientific theory directly, then i...
String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all known natural ...
String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all known natural ...
String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all known natural ...
2 pages. Contribution to the meeting "Why Trust a Theory? Reconsidering Scientific Methodology in Li...
String theory has played a highly influential role in theoretical physics for nearly three decades a...
In the absence of empirical confirmation, scientists may judge a theory's chances of being viable ba...
In the absence of empirical confirmation, scientists judge a theory's chances of being viable based ...
The paper provides a presentation and motivation of the concept of non-empirical theory confirmation...
It has been argued in Dawid (2013) that physicists at times generate substantial trust in an empiric...
Is string theory a fraud or one of the great scientific advances? Why do so many physicists work on ...
In this paper, I offer an analysis of the radical disagreement over the adequacy of string theory. T...
One of the main charges against string theory is that it cannot make specific predictions that may b...
Abstract: String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all know...
String theory has by now maintained a highly influential position in high energy physics for more th...
If we cannot directly empirically test the claims of a particular scientific theory directly, then i...
String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all known natural ...
String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all known natural ...
String theory currently is the only viable candidate for a unified description of all known natural ...