Unification of Theories

In W. Newton-Smith, A companion to the philosophy of science. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell. pp. 537–539 (2000)
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Unification of theories is achieved when several theories T 1, T 2, …, Tn previously regarded as distinct are subsumed into a theory of broader scope T*. Classic examples are the unification of theories of electricity, magnetism, and light into Maxwell's theory of electrodynamics, and the unification of evolutionary and genetic theory in the modern synthesis (Mayr and Provine 1980).

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