exploration-model-of-scientific-inquiry

This chapter explores the dynamics of scientific progress through the lens of the exploration model of inquiry, emphasizing the increasing demand for data enhancement and the technological escalation in scientific endeavors. It discusses the inductive nature of theorizing, the principle of least effort guiding simplicity preference, and the complexification and expansion of natural science, while addressing the deceleration of progress and the imperfectability of knowledge as an idealized concept. The chapter also highlights the conditions and limitations of perfected science, framing it as a useful contrast rather than an attainable endpoint.