Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Karl Popper and Bas C. van Fraassen

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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 2. Aim of Science

3856	Good theories have empirical content, explain a lot, and are not falsified [Popper, by Newton-Smith]

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To accept a scientific theory, we only need to believe that it is empirically adequate [Fraassen]