The physicists philosophy of physics
arXiv:2401.16506
Abstract
I argue that research in physics operates under an implicit community philosophy, and I offer a definition I think physicists would accept, by and large. I compare this definition to what philosophers, sociologists, and historians of science, with physicists, say we are doing.
Comments on the version of this essay I placed on arXiv on January 2024 and other discussions motivated enough revisions and additions to justify placing this version on the arXiv. I have submitted it to the Journal Philosophy of Science