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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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Give Nobel Prizes for really good refutations? [Gorham on Popper]
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Falsification is the criterion of demarcation between science and non-science [Popper, by Magee]
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We don't only reject hypotheses because we have falsified them [Lipton on Popper]
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If falsification requires logical inconsistency, then probabilistic statements can't be falsified [Bird on Popper]
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When Popper gets in difficulties, he quietly uses induction to help out [Bird on Popper]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 2. Aim of Science
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Good theories have empirical content, explain a lot, and are not falsified [Popper, by Newton-Smith]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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There is no such thing as induction [Popper, by Magee]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 4. Reason in Induction
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Science cannot be shown to be rational if induction is rejected [Newton-Smith on Popper]
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