Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Karl Popper - A Way Around the Problem of Induction

It is commonly thought that science proceeds by interpreting "free-floating" evidences which leads the scientist to a theory that would adequately interpret these evidences. This process is known as induction. However, is this process of induction ever justified?

The problem of induction is better explained by Wikipedia and Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

This is Popper's way around the problem of induction.

Part 1:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=feUA5qkzOjs
Part 2:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ_DJsenkek

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