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Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes

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Authors: Lakatos, I.
Venue: Criticism and the Growth of Knowledge
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1970-09-02
Pages: 91-196
DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781139171434.009
OpenAlex: W256019955
Cited by: 4,649
References: 153
Citations by year: 2026: 106 · 2025: 134 · 2024: 148 · 2023: 112 · 2022: 125 · 2021: 116 · 2020: 155 · 2019: 152 · 2018: 116 · 2017: 195 · 2016: 119 · 2015: 108 · 2014: 114 · 2013: 131 · 2012: 129
FWCI: 84.37
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 16043 d)
Locations: Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Logic and Philosophy of Science
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
Social Sciences › Education › Academic integrity and plagiarism
Keywords: falsification, scientific research programs, methodology of science, Karl Popper, philosophy of science

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