Is the scientific method a myth? Perspectives from the history and philosophy of science
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Darwin, Einstein, evolution, inference, methodologyAbstract
Many philosophers and historians of science deny that there is a single scientific method that applies across all scientific disciplines. Here I distinguish normative from descriptive versions of this thesis. I defend the thesis that there are general normative principles that govern every science.
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