Keuth, The Philosophy of Karl Popper. When threatened with possible falsifiers: we may introduce ad hoc regards auxiliary hypotheses we decide “(i) “As hypotheses (which make refuting to lay down the rule that only those are evidence seem irrelevant);” acceptable whose introduction does not diminish the degree of falsifiability or testability of the system in question, but on the contrary, increases it...” we may modify the so-called in definitions are permissible, “(ii) ‘…changes ostensive definitions (so as to alter but must be regarded as “they the content of a hypothesis and thus modifications of the system, which possibly its truth value);” thereafter has to be re-examined as if it were new” ‘ we may doubt the reliability of “(iii) the experimenter (and declare his says only to the two remaining ‘Popper “As observations that threaten the tested points in our list...we shall adopt similar theory to be irrelevant);” rules. Inter-subjectively testable experiments are either to be ac- cepted, or we may doubt the acumen of “(iv) the theoretician (who does not to be rejected in the light of produce ideas that can save the tested “ theory).” Potential Falsifier Why escape in conventional
Keuth, The Philosophy of Karl Popper. When threatened with possible falsifiers: “(i) we may introduce ad hoc hypotheses (which make refuting evidence seem irrelevant);” “As regards auxiliary hypotheses we decide to lay down the rule that only those are acceptable whose introduction does not diminish the degree of falsifiability or testability of the system in question, but on the contrary, increases it...” “(ii) we may modify the so-called ostensive definitions (so as to alter the content of a hypothesis and thus possibly its truth value);” ‘…changes in definitions are permissible, but “they must be regarded as modifications of the system, which thereafter has to be re-examined as if it were new” ‘ “(iii) we may doubt the reliability of the experimenter (and declare his observations that threaten the tested theory to be irrelevant);” ‘Popper says only “As to the two remaining points in our list...we shall adopt similar rules. Inter-subjectively testable experiments are either to be ac- cepted, or to be rejected in the light of “ “(iv) we may doubt the acumen of the theoretician (who does not produce ideas that can save the tested theory).” Potential Falsifier Why escape in conventional
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