Corroboration and auxiliary hypotheses: Duhem's thesis revisited

DOI10.1007/S11229-009-9643-4MaRDI QIDQ2430815zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Darrell P. Rowbottom

Publication date 8 April 2011

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-009-9643-4

zbMATH Keywords

confirmationcorroborationDuhem's thesisfalsificationismpopperQuine-Duhem thesis

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Logic in the philosophy of science (03A10)

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