Science, realism, and unconceived alternatives: introduction to the special issue on unconceived alternatives
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02353-z
Abstract: The problem of unconceived alternatives was introduced by Kyle Stanford in his 2006 book, Exceeding our Grasp. Its main thesis was that there is good historical evidence that scientific communities have, historically, consistently failed to… read more here.
Keywords: problem unconceived; science; unconceived alternatives; scientific communities ... See more keywords
New objections to the problem of unconceived alternatives
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DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2019.202.03
Abstract: The problem of unconceived alternatives can be undermined, regardless of whether the possibility space of alternatives is bounded or unbounded. If it is bounded, pessimists need to justify their assumption that the probability that scientists… read more here.
Keywords: unconceived alternatives; problem unconceived; space; probability scientists ... See more keywords