There are no shortcuts to theory

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 47:e38 (2024)
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Almaatouq et al. claim that the integrative experiment design can help “develop a reliable, cohesive, and cumulative theoretical understanding.” I will contest this claim by challenging three underlying assumptions about the nature of scientific theories. I propose that the integrative experiment design should be viewed as an exploratory framework rather than a means to build or evaluate theories.

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When mechanistic models explain.Carl F. Craver - 2006 - Synthese 153 (3):355-376.
The virtues of a good theory.Ernan McMullin - 2008 - In Martin Curd & Stathis Psillos (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science. Routledge.

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