The Meta-Theory: A Theory of Theories

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If reality is as coherent as we think it is, then there must be a way to relate these laws, principles, and explanations of mother nature's various pieces. We need an explanatory framework about how these theories are all interrelated. Let's call that theory the meta-theory,. It would allow for all sorts of unifications between seemingly disparate subsidiary theories but might provide rules in its own right.

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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