String theory, non-empirical theory assessment, and the context of pursuit

DOI10.1007/S11229-018-01987-9OpenAlexW2897602662MaRDI QIDQ2695415FDOQ2695415

Authors: Frank Cabrera 

Publication date: 31 March 2023

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-01987-9

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zbMATH Keywords

string theoryBayesianismexplanationscientific methodcontext of justificationcontext of pursuit

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30)

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