Categorii: Tot - science - risk - falsification

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Heroic Science and Scientists

The concept of heroic science involves the pursuit of bold, innovative ideas that carry significant risk due to their potential falsity. Heroic scientists like Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Einstein have made groundbreaking contributions, though their theories were often approximations rather than absolute truths.

Heroic Science and Scientists

Heroic Science and Scientists

Heroic Scientists

Copernicus or Aristarchus
Not Bold

No New Observable Appearances

No Feasable Experiment

Postulated a hitherto unknown hidden reality

Clashed with aaccepted views

Einstein
Theory of Gravitation

Different Observable Effects

Excellent Approximation

Bold

Newton
Kepler
Three Laws of Motion

But, not True

Approximations

Galileo

Heroic Science

Demarcation
Severe Attempts at "Refutation"
Empirical Tests
Critical Discussions
Bold Ideas
Have Great Risk of being False
Daring
New

Karl Popper

Theory of Falsification
Most important philosopher of Science in the 20th century