Popper vs Lakatos New article by Dmytro Sepetyi attempts to reconcile Popper and Lakatos regarding the demarcation debate. doi.org/10.1080/0269... #PhilSci #PhilSky #AcademicSky 🧪 - ThreadSky

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markrubin.bsky.social • 43 days ago

Popper vs Lakatos

New article by Dmytro Sepetyi attempts to reconcile Popper and Lakatos regarding the demarcation debate.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02698595.2025.2449809

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fustbariclation.bsky.social•42 days ago

How is String Theory doing in modified Popperian terms?

Not that well, I suspect.

markrubin.bsky.social•43 days ago

“Popper’s propositions about falsifiability…involve two requirements, logical (to the theory itself) and methodological (to scientists’ attitude with respect to the theory).”

markrubin.bsky.social•43 days ago

“The logical aspect is that the theory should entail predictions that can conceivably conflict with observable events (especially, outcomes of experiments).”

markrubin.bsky.social•43 days ago

“The logical aspect alone is clearly insufficient because for any theory and any apparent clash with observable events, an adherent of the theory can always avoid (recognising) falsification…”

markrubin.bsky.social•43 days ago

“…either by putting the blame on the side of initial conditions (including some possible interfering factors) or observation report or by reinterpreting the theory in such a way that it does not entail the conflict-generating predictions any more.”

markrubin.bsky.social•43 days ago

“So, Popper’s falsifiability involves also a methodological aspect—scientists should be willing to recognise falsifications and abandon the falsified theory.”

markrubin.bsky.social•43 days ago

“However, …[it is] unclear how we can distinguish the sound unwillingness to abandon a theory at issue from defensive devices that compromise the scientific status of the theory.”

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