The Replication Crisis is Less of a “Crisis” in the Lakatosian Approach than it is in the Popperian and Naïve Methodological Falsificationism Approaches
The Replication Crisis is Less of a “Crisis” in the Lakatosian Approach than it is in the Popperian and Naïve Methodological Falsificationism Approaches
I contrast Popper's (1983, 2002) theory testing approach with that of Lakatos (1978) and a related approach called naïve methodological falsificationism. I conclude that the replication crisis is least problematic in the Lakatosian approach.
Really nice post. I appreciate the clarity and rigor. The point that Popper’s philosophy of science decries causality as “metaphysics” should give pause to many contemporary Popperians with causal research questions
Really nice post. I appreciate the clarity and rigor. The point that Popper’s philosophy of science decries causality as “metaphysics” should give pause to many contemporary Popperians with causal research questions