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Comparing Theories

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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In the third part of their discussion, Luke Barnes and David Sloan puzzle over the way we compare theories, and whether there can be a theory that doesn’t have some unexplained posits.
This discussion was conducted at Trinity College, Oxford, on May 13, 2016.

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
People
Luke Barnes
David Sloan
Keywords
fine-tuning
Physics
science
philosophy of science
explanation
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 13/07/2016
Duration: 00:31:36

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