The Use of Constructor Theory in Providing Principles That Constrain the Behavior of Object Level Theories

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A theory is only ever refuted, or falsified, when we have a rival theory that survives the crucial experiment. Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and Popper's theory of critical rationalism come to mind. I've been arguing for the usefulness of constructive theory in providing principles that constrain the behavior of object level theories That themselves can be written in mathematical languages. Classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, general relativity are typically summarized by a few tagline equations. These equations should always be accompanied by verbal explanations of why they hold.

We discuss the difference between laws versus principles as elucidated by constructor theory, and why it matters. Constructor theory may be thought of as a 'theory of theories' whose principles constrain other theories. Just as these subsidiary, object-level theories constrain the behavior of physical phenomena, so too constructor theory, as a meta-level theory, constrains the behavior of object-level theories both known and unknown. Constructor theoretic principles can also constrain and solve problems with theories that explain inherently unpredictable phenomena, such as those of biology, economics, and epistemology.

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Constructor Theory of Life - https://arxiv.org/pdf/1407.0681.pdf

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