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1Department of Philosophy, Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of Sevilla, C/Camilo José Cela S/N. C.P: 41018, Sevilla, Spain; ICI Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry, Christinenstr, 18/19, Haus 8D, 10119, Berlin.
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
|June 25, 2023
Summary
This study redefines scientific creativity by focusing on "pursuitworthiness" for the value condition. This prospective epistemic worth highlights promising hypotheses for future scientific investigation.
Area of Science:
- Philosophy of Science
- Geosciences
Background:
- The standard definition of scientific creativity requires novelty and value.
- The
- value
- condition is often broadly interpreted.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose
- pursuitworthiness
- as a more precise characterization of the value condition in scientific creativity.
Main Methods:
- Revisiting contemporary philosophical literature on scientific creativity.
- Adopting the concept of
- pursuitworthiness
- from the philosophy of science debate on scientific pursuit.
Main Results:
- Creative scientific instances possess value in the sense of being
- pursuitworthy
- .
Conclusions:
- Pursuitworthiness captures the prospective epistemic worth of scientific hypotheses.
- Examples from geosciences (continuity, phylogenetic, Anthropocene hypotheses) illustrate creative and pursuitworthy scientific ideas.
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