Falsification and refutation

Sfetcu, Nicolae Falsification and refutation., 2019 [Preprint]

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A scientific theory, according to Popper, can be legitimately saved from falsification by introducing an auxiliary hypothesis to generate new, falsifiable predictions. Also, if there are suspicions of bias or error, the researchers might introduce an auxiliary falsifiable hypothesis that would allow testing. But this technique can not solve the problem in general, because any auxiliary hypothesis can be clenged in the same way, ad infinitum. To solve this regression, Popper introduces the idea of ​​a basic statement, an empirical statement that can be used both to determine whether a given theory is falsifiable and, if necessary, to corroborate falsification assumptions.

Item type: Preprint
Keywords: falsification, refutation, falsifiability, Karl Popper, science
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BF. Information policy
Depositing user: Nicolae Sfetcu
Date deposited: 25 Sep 2023 05:59
Last modified: 25 Sep 2023 05:59
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/44759

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