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cial theories Popper c…uctive theory is one that makes bold predictions that are, at least in principle, falsifiable. What distinguished Einstein’s theory of relativity from the social theories Popper criticizes is the element of risk i…
…e upon confirmation as the source of epistemic confidence in a scientific theory, Popper places the emphasis on the role of falsification instead. To Popper, the mark of a good, productive theory is one that …
… if there exist similar conditions that would allow us to conclude that a law has been conclusively refuted. A number of different answers have been proposed in response to these questions throughout the his…