Chapter 5, Introducing falsification, p. 67.
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The greater the number of conjectured theories that are confronted by the realities of the world, and the more speculative those conjectures are, the greater will be the chances of major advances in science.
— Alan Chalmers
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About Alan Chalmers
Alan Francis Chalmers (born 1939, in Bristol, England) is a British-Australian philosopher of science.
About Alan Chalmers
Alan Francis Chalmers (born 1939, in Bristol, England) is a British-Australian philosopher of science.
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