What is Theoretical Pluralism?
Theoretical pluralism says that a scientific theory is nothing more than a representation of Nature. It is not possible to capture the essence of Nature by means of scientific discoveries, and such ultimate science (knowledge) is not attainable. As Boltzmann says, two questions fall out of human understanding: why we are here, and why we are in the present, and neither scientists not philosopher are in a position to answer such questions. Discovering the Theory? In the light of theoretical pluralism, it is possible to clarify some vague points in the terminology of philosophy of science. The laws of Nature are totally different from the laws of physics, as the former deal with the essence of existence, but the latter is created by the theorist’s creativity. In other words, theorists (generally scientists and philosophers) do not discover a new theory (revealing the laws of Nature, but they invent a theory to explain Nature. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = d
