Conclusion: New Norms of Science
Nine new norms of science are proposed, having been supported by the arguments of the book. They are the metaphysics norm, the causal norm, the norm of involvement, the tendency norm, the norm of deep understanding, the norm of negative results, the symptoms norm, the fallible norm, and the contextual norm. We began by listing some candidate default norms of science but noted that they remain contested. We have said some things that explain why this is so. Not only have we shown that some of the existing perceived norms of science lacked the support we might have thought they had, but we have also developed new arguments and conclusions. It is from these that our new norms have emerged.
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