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In Eric Weinstein's view, String Theory is discussed not merely as a scientific framework but as a case study in how intellectual dominance can be socially constructed, maintained, and defended within elite academic systems. | In Eric Weinstein's view, [[String Theory]] is discussed not merely as a scientific framework but as a case study in how intellectual dominance can be socially constructed, maintained, and defended within elite academic systems. | ||
His position does not claim that String Theory lacks value. On the contrary, it explicitly affirms its mathematical depth, creativity, and technical sophistication. The critique instead targets the conditions under which String Theory came to be treated as inevitable, and the consequences of that treatment for scientific pluralism, institutional integrity, and the long-term health of fundamental physics. | His position does not claim that [[String Theory]] lacks value. On the contrary, it explicitly affirms its mathematical depth, creativity, and technical sophistication. The critique instead targets the conditions under which [[String Theory]] came to be treated as inevitable, and the consequences of that treatment for scientific pluralism, institutional integrity, and the long-term health of fundamental physics. | ||
== Central Claim == | == Central Claim == | ||