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== Concept and Metaphor == In Weinstein’s framing: * '''Freeways''' represent broad conceptual frameworks or paradigms (e.g. unification, symmetry, graded structures). * '''Exits''' represent specific technical realizations, mathematical formulations, or domains where those ideas are instantiated. * A “wrong exit” occurs when the right conceptual direction is pursued through an unsuitable or overly restrictive formalism. The metaphor stems from Weinstein’s [[Paul Dirac - The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature|analysis of Paul Dirac's 1963 Scientific American article, ''The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature'']], and captures Weinstein’s view that many missteps in physics stem not from misguided goals, but from premature or misdirected implementation choices.
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