The Virtues of Pursuit-Worthy Speculation
The Promises of Cosmic Inflation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8399451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William J Wolf (0000-0002-8754-3360, corresponding author), Patrick M Duerr (0000-0001-6001-9852) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/728263 |
| OpenAlex | W4388407583 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 83 |
Environmental ethics · Sociology · Speculation · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Philosophy · Relativity and Gravitational Theory · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
Cosmic Conundrums, Common Origins, and Omnivorous Constraints
Theoretical Virtues, Truth, and the Epistemic Aim of Scientific Theorizing
The Virtues of Pursuit-Worthy Speculation
Rationally warranted promise
Cosmological inflation and meta-empirical theory assessment
Establishing a theory of inflationary cosmology
Meta-Empirical Theory Assessment in the cosmic controversy
Topics in the Foundations of General Relativity and Newtonian Gravitation Theory
Making Things Happen
Conjectures and Refutations
Unifying Scientific Theories
Inference to the Best Explanation
Dissecting explanatory power
Explanation and Scientific Understanding
The Metaphysics Within Physics
Does inflation solve the hot big bang model׳s fine-tuning problems
The implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihoods in cosmology
The Covid-19 pandemic
String theory, non-empirical theory assessment, and the context of pursuit
A Contextual Approach to Scientific Understanding
Screams for explanation
Unification beyond justification
Systematizing the theoretical virtues
Epistemic justification in the context of pursuit
Framework confirmation by Newtonian abduction
State of the Field
Methodological reflections on the Mond/dark matter debate
Meta-empirical support for eliminative reasoning
Pursuit and inquisitive reasons
(Mis)Understanding scientific disagreement
Prediction and accommodation revisited
On the very idea of pursuitworthiness
A coherentist conception of ad hoc hypotheses
How Explanatory Reasoning Justifies Pursuit
Approximation and Idealization
Explanatory Depth
A Critical Look at Inflationary Cosmology
Logical versus Historical Theories of Confirmation
Of Water Drops and Atomic Nuclei
The Virtues of Pursuit-Worthy Speculation
Predicting Novel Facts
Epistemic Justification and Methodological Luck in Inflationary Cosmology
Why did Einstein's Programme supersede Lorentz's? (II)
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |