Lexicon of Arguments

 Philosophical and Scientific Issues in Dispute
 
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I 393
Constants/Hacking: we use constants mostly to determine the quotient between two constants.
>Mathematics/Hartry Field, >Physics/Hartry Field.
The redefinition and better identification of constants never comes to a conclusion. This is not a "continuation of the theory by other means".
I 394
Constant/Constant of Nature/Hacking: the value of a constant is not part of the theory. Most of them are connected with other constants by physical laws. The gravitational constant is connected with nothing else.
>Natural constants, >Values, >Theories, >Natural laws, >Gravitation.
I 396
Duhem: it is a qualitative fact that the universe can be represented by certain mathematical models. A further qualitative fact is that there is a number that goes best with our mathematics.
>Numbers, >Mathematics, >Pierre Duhem.
I 397
Hacking: we use constants usually to determine the quotient between two constants. We do not reach an end in the improvements.
>Science.

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