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Article Dans Une Revue British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Année : 2023

Explaining Scientific Collaboration: A General Functional Account

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Scientific collaboration has been increasing over the past two centuries, a fact for which various explanations have been proposed. We offer a novel functional explanation of this increase in collaboration, grounded in a sequential model of scientific research where the priority rule applies. Robust patterns concerning the differential successfulness of collaborative groups with respect to their competitors are derived, and it is argued that these patterns feed the development of collaboration. This general mechanism may trigger an 'arms race' and is compatible with a certain amount of decrease in the productivity of collaborative groups as well as some over-collaboration. The proposed explanation succeeds in integrating various factors usually associated with the rise of collaboration.
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hal-03503974 , version 1 (08-01-2023)

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Thomas Boyer-Kassem, Cyrille Imbert. Explaining Scientific Collaboration: A General Functional Account. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, In press, ⟨10.1086/716837⟩. ⟨hal-03503974⟩
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