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Ideas for 'The Advancement of Learning', 'Sentences' and 'The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory'

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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment

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Science moves up and down between inventions of causes, and experiments [Bacon]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 5. Commensurability

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Many different theories will fit the observed facts [Bacon]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

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Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem]