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Closed Theories, Falsificationism and Non-Cumulative Progress.

It is argued that scientific progress occurs not with the cumulative growth of knowledge or when theories get closer to the truth but with discovering new domains and new theories that fit these domains. This horizontal view on the direction of scientific progress (in contrast to vertical, when we a...

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Published in:Problems / Problemos Vol. 98; pp. 125 - 136
Main Authors: Firsova, Svitlana, Bilorus, Tetiana, Aksom, Herman
Format: Article
Published: Vilnius University 2020
Subjects:
Theory of change
Progress
Quantum mechanics
Scientific Revolution
Falsification
Induction (Logic)
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