Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
Publication Date
6-1-2013
Volume
44
Issue
2
First Page
161
Last Page
168
Publisher
Pergamon Press
Abstract
This paper is a supplement to, and provides a proof of principle of, Kuhn vs. Popper on Criticism and Dogmatism in Science: A Resolution at the Group Level. It illustrates how calculations may be performed in order to determine how the balance between different functions in science—such as imaginative, critical, and dogmatic—should be struck, with respect to confirmation (or corroboration) functions and rules of scientific method.
DOI
10.1016/j.shpsa.2012.11.011
Print ISSN
00393681
E-ISSN
18792510
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Pre-print
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Rowbottom, D. P. (2013). Kuhn vs. Popper on criticism and dogmatism in science, part II: How to strike the balance. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 44(2), 161-168. doi: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2012.11.011