Over the years Bruce collected a series of ‘problems’ with the Popperian concept of refutation. Or so he thought. A chance encounter with Popper scholar…
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By Bruce Nielson Full Presentation Available at The Theory of Anything Podcast, Episode 41 Thomas Kuhn’s Challenge to Popper In Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of…
Over the years Bruce collected a series of ‘problems’ with the Popperian concept of refutation. Or so he thought. A chance encounter with Popper scholar…
A while back I had a long Facebook conversation with Danny Frederick, a well-known scholar of Popper. We kept talking past each other, so I…
The most famous example of the asymmetry of refutation and verification is that of the black swan. There is no number of white swans you…
The following is a seeming example of an explanation that is a “best explanation” yet we never actually refute any of the competing theories. How…
Many years ago I read Roger Penrose’s books and found that he had a strong challenge to Popper’s demarcation of science-based on falsifiability. This is…
Upfront apologies for this post. It’s a bit messy. That’s because I’m exploring ideas that I’m confused about and I’m seeking other’s thoughts to clarify…
Note: I have changed my mind about what I say in this post due to communicating with Danny Frederick. I am now convinced that Popper…