Right Freeway, Wrong Exit: Difference between revisions

Right Freeway, Wrong Exit (edit)

No change in size , 8 October

5,984

edits

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 * A “wrong exit” occurs when the right conceptual direction is pursued through an unsuitable or overly restrictive formalism.
-The metaphor stems from Weinstein’s analysis of [[Paul Dirac - The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature|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.
+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.
 == Historical Examples ==