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New model explores theoretical pluralism in science with rival agents

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This paper introduces a theoretical and experimental model to examine Paul Feyerabend's concept of theoretical pluralism in science. The model compares communities of 'pluralist agents' that can hold rival theories simultaneously with 'monist agents' that maintain a single model. Experiments in a multi-agent variational inference setting demonstrate how pluralist communities can navigate periods of uncertainty and shift their accepted theories, influenced by inter-community communication and shared beliefs. AI

IMPACT Explores agent-based modeling for scientific theory dynamics, potentially informing future AI research in collaborative reasoning.

RANK_REASON Academic paper on a theoretical model. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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  1. arXiv cs.MA (Multiagent) TIER_1 English(EN) · Mahault Albarracin ·

    Can Network Models of Science Do Without Pluralist Agents?

    Science is a process of useful models being proven wrong time and again, but despite its many flaws, it somehow works. Why is this? Paul Feyerabend argued that it works because people dare to hold and defend incompatible rival theories against the accepted one, since a theory's f…

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