论文标题
物理定律的简单性
The Simplicity of Physical Laws
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论文摘要
物理定律非常简单，但是没有先验的原因使它们成为现实。我建议，官员现实主义者（Humeans and non-Humeans）应该将简单性视为发现和评估候选物理定律的基本认识指南。该提案有助于解决几个长期存在的杂志现实主义和简单问题。一个关键的结果是，并且是张开的假设优势比非人性主义溶解，这破坏了对并且中心的重要认识论论点。此外，简单性被证明与法律相比，而不是仅仅与真理有关。
Physical laws are strikingly simple, yet there is no a priori reason for them to be so. I propose that nomic realists -- Humeans and non-Humeans -- should recognize simplicity as a fundamental epistemic guide for discovering and evaluating candidate physical laws. This proposal helps resolve several longstanding problems of nomic realism and simplicity. A key consequence is that the presumed epistemic advantage of Humeanism over non-Humeanism dissolves, undermining a prominent epistemological argument for Humeanism. Moreover, simplicity is shown to be more connected to lawhood than to mere truth.
