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A new metaphysics: Finding a niche for string theory
Poznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities 84 (1):95-102 (2005)
Abstract
Theo Kuipers describes four kinds of research programs and the question is raised here as to whether string theory could be accommodated by one of them, or whether it should be classified in a new, fifth kind of research program.My notes
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