Heroic science
Karl popper
20th century most important philospher of science
Leading contributer to scientific enterprise
Stated 2 theories
Scientific statements must be falsible
Science cannot prove something true
Karl's definition of heroic science
Scientists work with bold conjectures
Scientists have severe attempts refuting their own conjectures( admitting their own ideas can be wrong)
Karls' example of heroic scientists
Galileo
Kepler
Bold metaphysical view
His search for truth forced him to give up favorable ideas to others that fitted facts
His laws were falsible as they had to agree with tycho's observations
The laws are excellent approximation for the solar system yet not true
Newton
Deviates from keplers laws
Excellent approximations,falsible
Theory was false as Einstien's came on
Einstien
Very bold theory (most heroic)
Declared theory wrong if predictions didnt agree with observations(falsible)
Declared theory wrong only a better approximation than that of Newton
Historians of science say
Science doesnt come through a process of falsification
Not so heroic scientists
Copernicus & Aristarchus
Bold metaphysical Theory( sun center of universe)
No Physical crucial experiment
Didn't suggest anything wrong with traditional appearences