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What species can teach us about theory
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Magnus, P. D. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Against the common and often implicit assumption that theories are a singular kind of thing, this paper argues for theory concept pluralism: There are multiple distinct theory concepts which we legitimately use in dierent domains and for dierent purposes. The primary argument is an analogy with species concept pluralism. Just as biologists use multiple species concepts, none of which could be used in place of all the others, philosophers are forced to think about theory in multiple ways. I conclude by distinguishing theory concept pluralism from other pluralist positions. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.fecundity.com/job/species-analogy.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
