Lexicon of Arguments

Philosophical and Scientific Issues in Dispute
 
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I 90
Falsification/KuhnVsPopper: In the history of science, there is no example of falsification by comparison with nature - for those who have committed themselves to Newton's theory, his second law is simply a purely logical statement that cannot be contradicted by observations.
>Science/Kuhn, >Paradigm, >Observation, >Confirmation, >Verification.
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I 157
Falsification/KuhnVsPopper: Anomalous experiences may not be equated with falsifying ones. I believe that the latter do not exist at all - on the one hand there is too much variation - on the other hand: if only major deviations lead to the rejection of a theory, there is no criterion.
>Criteria/Kuhn, >Experience/Kuhn.
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I 158
Falsification is always after the event - but then it might as well be called verification of a new paradigm.
>Paradigm/Kuhn.

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