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- Title
Comments on the Epistemological Shoehorn Debate.
- Authors
Brush, Stephen G.
- Abstract
According to Allchin (2003), Lawson (2002) tried to shoehorn the history of science into a preconceived philosophical category, the hypothetico-deductive method (HD). Lawson replied (2003) that discovery is based on HD because that's the way the brain works, and accused Allchin of shoehorning science into another method, blind search and induction. In agreement with Allchin, who actually wrote that HD is one of several methods used by scientists, I argue that HD by itself cannot explain how new theories and discoveries are accepted in science. Historical research has shown that other factors are involved.
- Subjects
HISTORICAL research; SCIENTIFIC method; PHILOSOPHY of science; PHILOSOPHY of education; HYPOTHESIS; PHILOSOPHY &; science
- Publication
Science & Education, 2004, Vol 13, Issue 3, p197
- ISSN
0926-7220
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/B:SCED.0000025605.42300.6d