5 ideas
| 7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
| 22137 | Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter] |
| 18197 | Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem] |
| 21507 | Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel] |
| 3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |