Philosophy · Philosophy of Science
Falsificationism
A topic within Philosophy of Science, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Philosophy.
Reading for Philosophy of Science
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Assumes you know the vocabulary.
- BookThe Structure of Scientific RevolutionsThomas Kuhn, 1962
Science advances by paradigm shifts rather than accumulation, and competing paradigms are not fully commensurable.
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Primary sources and full treatments.
- BookThe Logic of Scientific DiscoveryKarl Popper, 1934
Theories are scientific only if they forbid something; confirmation is cheap and falsifiability is the real criterion.