Some Practical Issues in the Recent Controversy on the Nature of Scientific Revolutions

Berkson, William

doi:10.1007/978-94-010-2128-9_10

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“…Scheffler (1967) argues that in such a scheme 'independent and public controls are no more, communication has failed, the common universe of things is a delusion, reality itself is made by the scientist rather than discovered by him'. Berkson (1974) claims that belief in the necessity of suspension of criticism after the adoption of a paradigm can cripple fruitful critical activity, and also points out that significant contributions have been made by those who have no faith in the ruling paradigm. Popper (1968) maintains that the hallmark of scientific statements is that they are testable, not that they are grouped around a central paradigm.…”

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