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Nomic realism, simplicity, and the simplicity bubble effect

History and Philosophy of Physics 2023-11-16 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We offer an argument against simplicity as a sole intrinsic criterion for nomic realism. The argument is based on the simplicity bubble effect. Underdetermination in quantum foundations illustrates the case.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2310.17035,
  title  = {Nomic realism, simplicity, and the simplicity bubble effect},
  author = {Felipe S. Abrahão and Raoni Arroyo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.17035},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

Contributed talk for the Third Graduate Conference of the Italian Network for the Philosophy of Mathematics --- FilMat. Submitted: September 15, 2023. Approved: October 25, 2023

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