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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 212 |
| Journal | SYNTHESE |
| Volume | 201 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 9 Jun 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2023 |
Abstract
In this paper I will discuss the problem of evaluating dynamic properties of the procedural rules that govern science. I will propose a novel framework for evaluating dynamic properties of such rules. This framework is based upon an analogy from New Institutional Economics. I will argue that the concept of ‘adaptive efficiency’, as it has been developed by Douglass North, solves a problem in economics that is analogous to the problem of evaluating dynamic properties of the procedural rules that govern science. I will propose to apply the main ideas underlying this concept to Chrysostomos Mantzavinos’s theory of Explanatory Games. Based on these ideas, I will develop the concept of ‘explanatory efficiency’. This concept is meant to provide the means to evaluate the dynamic properties of Explanatory Games. I will argue that the proposed analogy also motivates more general applications of New Institutional Economics to traditional problems of philosophy of science.
Keywords
- Economics of science, Explanatory games, New institutional economics, Theory of explanation, Theory of scientific change
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Philosophy
- Social Sciences(all)
- General Social Sciences
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In: SYNTHESE, Vol. 201, No. 6, 212, 06.2023.
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T1 - Explanatory efficiency
T2 - A framework for analyzing the dynamic properties of explanatory games
AU - Lipski, Jonas
N1 - Funding Information: I want to thank Martin Carrier, Alexander Linsbichler and Chrysostomos Mantzavinos for very helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper. I also want to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive criticism.
PY - 2023/6
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N2 - In this paper I will discuss the problem of evaluating dynamic properties of the procedural rules that govern science. I will propose a novel framework for evaluating dynamic properties of such rules. This framework is based upon an analogy from New Institutional Economics. I will argue that the concept of ‘adaptive efficiency’, as it has been developed by Douglass North, solves a problem in economics that is analogous to the problem of evaluating dynamic properties of the procedural rules that govern science. I will propose to apply the main ideas underlying this concept to Chrysostomos Mantzavinos’s theory of Explanatory Games. Based on these ideas, I will develop the concept of ‘explanatory efficiency’. This concept is meant to provide the means to evaluate the dynamic properties of Explanatory Games. I will argue that the proposed analogy also motivates more general applications of New Institutional Economics to traditional problems of philosophy of science.
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KW - Economics of science
KW - Explanatory games
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KW - Theory of explanation
KW - Theory of scientific change
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