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| − | * Émilie du Châtelet died | + | * Émilie du Châtelet, died 1749, insisted that, though no number of positive affirmations can establish a theory, one [[Falsification]] can disprove it. "A single experiment is not enough to confirm a hypothesis, but one alone is sufficient to reject it.<ref>Adam Gopnik, '' A Piece fo her Mind'' New Yorker 2024-11-04 p. 60ff</ref> |
* Hermann von Helmholtz | * Hermann von Helmholtz | ||
* JBS Haldane expressed an early version.<ref>JBS Haldane, ''Possible Worlds'' (1927) https://jbshaldane.org/books/1927-Possible-Worlds/haldane-1927-possible-worlds.html#Page_260</ref><blockquote> If the mathematician doubts the validity of an argument which proves the convergence of an infinite series satisfying a given criterion, he constructs a series which obeys the criterion but does not converge. Such tests are conclusive, and have shown up the inaccuracy of some trains of reasoning which were at first sight very convincing.</blockquote> | * JBS Haldane expressed an early version.<ref>JBS Haldane, ''Possible Worlds'' (1927) https://jbshaldane.org/books/1927-Possible-Worlds/haldane-1927-possible-worlds.html#Page_260</ref><blockquote> If the mathematician doubts the validity of an argument which proves the convergence of an infinite series satisfying a given criterion, he constructs a series which obeys the criterion but does not converge. Such tests are conclusive, and have shown up the inaccuracy of some trains of reasoning which were at first sight very convincing.</blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 10 November 2024
Full Title or Meme
- A processes to test hypothesis. If successful the hypothesis is not true.
Context
- Émilie du Châtelet, died 1749, insisted that, though no number of positive affirmations can establish a theory, one Falsification can disprove it. "A single experiment is not enough to confirm a hypothesis, but one alone is sufficient to reject it.[1]
- Hermann von Helmholtz
- JBS Haldane expressed an early version.[2]
If the mathematician doubts the validity of an argument which proves the convergence of an infinite series satisfying a given criterion, he constructs a series which obeys the criterion but does not converge. Such tests are conclusive, and have shown up the inaccuracy of some trains of reasoning which were at first sight very convincing.
Literature
- The Black Swan
References
- ↑ Adam Gopnik, A Piece fo her Mind New Yorker 2024-11-04 p. 60ff
- ↑ JBS Haldane, Possible Worlds (1927) https://jbshaldane.org/books/1927-Possible-Worlds/haldane-1927-possible-worlds.html#Page_260
