Can Theories Be Refuted?: Essays on the Duhem-Quine Thesis

by Sandra G. Harding

Book Overview

According to a view assumed by many scientists and philosophers of science and standardly found in science textbooks, it is controlled ex- perience which provides the basis for distinguishing between acceptable and unacceptable theories in science: acceptable theories are those which can pass empirical tests. It has often been thought that a certain sort of test is particularly significant: 'crucial experiments' provide supporting empiri- cal evidence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027706298
• ISBN13: 9789027706294
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"