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