Science is widely esteemed. Apparently it is a widely held … - Alan Chalmers

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Science is widely esteemed. Apparently it is a widely held belief that there is something special about science and its methods.

Alan Chalmers

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Alan Francis Chalmers (born 1939, in Bristol, England) is a British-Australian philosopher of science.

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Alternative Names: Alan Francis Chalmers • Alan F. Chalmers

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The aim of science is to falsify theories and to replace them by better theories, theories that demonstrate a greater ability to withstand tests.

A mature science is governed by a single paradigm.

Science progresses by trial and error, by conjectures and refutations. Only the fittest theories survive.

Science is widely esteemed. Apparently it is a widely held belief that there is something special about science and its methods. - Alan Chalmers

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