I like the sound of Lakatos. Seems closer to the actualite. Would you like to propose some alterations? I would suggest that after "Develop general theories" we add "Protect those general theories with auxiliary hypotheses till the process becomes ridiculous"
Looks as if it was made by "ArchonMagnus" in 2008, but happy to get further particulars.
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it would be complete if it only included a 20-page discourse on the relative merits of Kuhn and Lakatos :(
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of Lakatos. Seems closer to the actualite. Would you like to propose some alterations? I would suggest that after "Develop general theories" we add "Protect those general theories with auxiliary hypotheses till the process becomes ridiculous"
ReplyDeletesure; and "Do not threaten visiting lectures with pokers"
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