The Project Idea

What is String Theory?

Why Philosophy of String Theory?

The Basic Philosophical Idea

The Controversy about the Status of String Physics

Scientific Underdetermination

Scientific Realism and String Theory

Other Questions

 
In addition to the topics presented on the previous pages, a number of questions are of importance for a fuller understanding of string theory's philosophical implications and shall be addressed in upcoming project phases. One idea is to confront the obviously foundationalist character of string physics with anti-foundationalist arguments that were formulated for example by Nancy Cartwright. It is also intended to carry out a specific comparison between string physics and the conception of loop-quantum-gravity with respect to their philosophical foundations and scientific strategies.
Richard Dawid
 
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