Today’s topic is Philosophy of Science
Famous example of Theory
20th Century sequence: Logical positivism, Popper, Kuhn
Kuhn — Normal science, paradigms, and revolutions
Ideas of Karl Popper as well. Falsifiability as criterion of science. Consider what a theory forbids and look for THAT. Popper’s main work — The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Opposite of “confirmationism.”
Compare “practical” or “applied” areas. Medicine vs. Biology; Engineering vs. Physics. Working with particular, individual cases vs. general principles and laws.