Are beautiful theories better theories?

Alice Murphy

doi:10.1007/s11016-021-00709-1

Are beautiful theories better theories?

Alice Murphy

Philosophy

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Abstract

Devon Brickhouse-Bryson: Judgements of beauty in theory evaluation. Maryland: Lexington Books, The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 148 pp, $90 HB

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-40
Journal	Metascience
Volume	31
Early online date	27 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11016-021-00709-1
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 27 Oct 2021

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