generate questions: Popper is known for his rejection of the classical inductivist views on the scientific method, in favour of empirical falsification: A theory in the empirical sciences can never be proven, but it can be falsified, meaning that it can and should be scrutinized by decisive experiments. He used the black swan fallacy to discuss falsification. If the outcome of an experiment contradicts the theory, one should refrain from ad hoc manoeuvres that evade the contradiction merely by making it less falsifiable. Popper is also known for his opposition to the classical justificationist account of knowledge, which he replaced with critical rationalism, "the first non-justificational philosophy of criticism in the history of philosophy."
Which classical views about the method of science did Popper reject? {sep_token} Who proposed empirical falsification as the central principle of the scientific method? {sep_token} What is necessary for a scientific theory to be falsified? {sep_token} Which account of knowledge did Popper contest? {sep_token} What is the term for Popper's non-justificational theory of criticism? {sep_token}