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critical rationalism start learning		the main task of scientists is to purify science by searching for false claims and ideas
problems with adjustments in standard view start learning		observation cannot be theory independent; problem of induction cannot be adequately resolved
Observation cannot be theory independent start learning		observation is always dependent on the perspective that you take. We cannot observe anything if w have no idea what to look for
Search-light theory start learning		concepts guide us in what to look for and infect our reporting of what we see; exception: Big Data
Problem of induction is not resolved start learning		degree of confirmation approaches zero; striving for the highest-truth-likeliness will lead to undesirable results; we should not induct something based on X observed cases
Rationalist element in Popper's critical rationalism start learning		develop theories that say as much as possible about reality
Critical element in Popper's critical rationalism start learning		empirically test these theories as sharply as possible
Quine-Duhem thesis start learning		when you find a conflicting example that is obtained, it does not lead to the immediate adjustment of the theory; the new observation must be first investigated in order to understand what happened for this conflicting example to come about
(Quine-Duhem) Conflict between theory and observation can be solved in two ways start learning		Proposition I (the definition) is fale; Proposition II (the observation) is false

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