Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes
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A theory that is never at risk of being wrong ultimately forfeits its status as a scientifically informative framework.
“a theory that is never at risk of being wrong ultimately forfeits its status as a scientifically informative framework (Lakatos 2014).”
From The myth of the Bayesian brain (2025) · cites this paper as Lakatos 2014
A framework that can explain everything explains nothing in particular.
“A framework that can explain everything, after all, explains nothing in particular (Lakatos 2014; Popper 2002).”
From The myth of the Bayesian brain (2025) · cites this paper as Lakatos 2014
Research programs that continually accommodate counterevidence by adjusting auxiliary assumptions may become degenerative rather than progressive.
“As the philosopher of science Lakatos (2014) argued, research programs that continually accommodate counterevidence by adjusting auxiliary assumptions may become degenerative rather than progressive.”
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- Authors
- LAKATOS, I.
- Corresponding author
- LAKATOS, IMRE
- Venue
- Philosophy, Science, and History
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2014-06-27
- Pages
- 89-94
- OpenAlex
- W4236797681
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 155.03
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy, Science, and History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Keywords
- falsification, scientific research programs, methodology of science, Karl Popper, philosophy of science, research programs
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