Falsification - Karl Popper Flashcards
1
Q
What should science do?
A
- Falsify hypotheses
Set up hypotheses and disapprove them instead of conforming - Use of hypothetico-deductive model
- Hypotheses should be falsifiable and testable
2
Q
Critical rationalism
A
- Science conducted with a critical mindset
- To always be open for critic
- Throw away theory if its refuted
3
Q
Falsification
A
- Makes it possible to refute a theory
- Good theory - still not refuted
- False-factors - observations that can falsify a theory
One observation needed - Deductive over inductive thinking