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The Status of the Ideal of Unity and Simplicity in Contemporary Scientific Cognition
Russian Studies in Philosophy 49 (3):7-23 (2010)
Abstract
The author demonstrates the central role that the ideal of unity and simplicity has played in classical and contemporary science. She argues that despite current difficulties in realizing this ideal it has deep psychological roots and is therefore likely to persistMy notes
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