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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 161-168 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 1 Mar 2013 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
Funding
sMany thanks to Paisley Livingston for several sharp comments on the initial version of this piece. I am also grateful to two unusually diligent referees for insightful criticism of the version initially submitted.