From the instantia crucis to the crucial experiment: different perspectives in philosophy and science

The existence and meaning of crucial experiments are issues that do not hold consensus in science and the philosophy of science. Duhem, Popper and Lakatos, for example, present antagonistic positions among themselves and even in relation to the idea of instantia crucis made explicit by Francis Bacon...

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Main Authors: Anabel Cardoso Raicik, Luiz de Quadro Peduzzi, José André Peres Angotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2017-12-01
Series:Investigações em Ensino de Ciências
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Online Access:https://www.if.ufrgs.br/cref/ojs/index.php/ienci/article/view/775