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Measuring as a New Mode of Inquiry That Bridges Evolutionary Game Theory and Cancer Biology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2022

Artem Kaznatcheev Open the ORCID record for Artem Kaznatcheev [Opens in a new window]  and
Chia-Hua Lin Open the ORCID record for Chia-Hua Lin [Opens in a new window]
Artem Kaznatcheev
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US
Chia-Hua Lin*
Affiliation:
Institute of European and American Studies, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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*Corresponding author. Email: clin.chiahua@gmail.com
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Abstract

We show that as game theory was transferred from mathematical oncology to experimental cancer biology, a new mode of inquiry was created. Modeling was replaced by measuring. The game measured by a game assay can serve as a bridge that allows knowledge to flow backward from target (cancer research) to source (game theory). Our finding suggests that the conformist and creative (Houkes and Zwart 2019) types of transfer need to be augmented. We conclude by introducing the expansive and transformative types to get a four-tier typology of knowledge transfer.

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 89 , Issue 5 , December 2022 , pp. 1124 - 1133
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Philosophy of Science Association

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