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To establish a rigorous philosophical framework for empirical inquiry by resolving the problem of induction and identifying the logical boundary separating science from non-science.

November 1, 1959Physics Today

The Logic of Scientific Discovery

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KPKarl R. PopperUniversity of Tübingen GWGeorge H. WeissTel Aviv University

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Philosophical treatise reveals a deductive framework for empirical science, highlighting falsifiability as the central criterion for scientific inquiry.

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To establish a rigorous philosophical framework for empirical inquiry by resolving the problem of induction and identifying the logical boundary separating science from non-science.
Applies formal logical critique to the principles of inductive methodology in scientific discovery.
Develops a deductive model of theory testing based on empirical refutation rather than probabilistic verification.
Identifies falsifiability rather than verification as the definitive criterion of demarcation for scientific statements.
Establishes that empirical theories can never be verified by observation, but can be definitively refuted by contradictory evidence.

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Popper et al. (1959) studied this question.

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Philosophical treatise reveals a deductive framework for empirical science, highlighting falsifiability as the central criterion for scientific inquiry.

The Logic of Scientific Discovery

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