tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264125276161269122.post7150506286216012679..comments2023-04-21T20:55:22.881-04:00Comments on It's Only A Theory: Milton Friedman and Richard Swinburne, coupledGabriele Contessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607158011908969169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264125276161269122.post-66546901434351885072010-10-01T11:34:58.926-04:002010-10-01T11:34:58.926-04:00Thank you, Heather. I was wondering if you had wri...Thank you, Heather. I was wondering if you had written about this.Eric Schliesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840436384353801701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264125276161269122.post-19991857490980573682010-10-01T08:54:27.961-04:002010-10-01T08:54:27.961-04:00In chap. 5 of my book, Science, Policy, and the Va...In chap. 5 of my book, Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal, I argue that simplicity is not an indicator of epistemic reliability but rather of future fecundity. So, Manski could look there for a philosophical statement of the role of simplicity in science in general (and I would think it would apply to policy science just as well).Heather Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064081610707565161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264125276161269122.post-5032504963413116142010-09-29T00:19:25.596-04:002010-09-29T00:19:25.596-04:00Snarky one, *policy* scienceSnarky one, *policy* scienceEric Schliesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840436384353801701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264125276161269122.post-5812784837197501452010-09-28T14:07:24.241-04:002010-09-28T14:07:24.241-04:00Wait, you mean since Ockham?Wait, you mean since Ockham?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com