On some methodological prerequisites forthe problem of falsification of knowledge
M.V. Goncharenko
Keywords: falsification, rationality, presupposition, fact, concept
Abstract
The paper considers the problem of falsification of knowledge within Imre Lakatos’s conception of «scientific research programs». From the standpoint of critical rationalism, it analyzes grounds for formation of new knowledge. It also formulates and gives proof of the assumption that creation of new knowledge becomes possible as a result of two reasons. Firstly, interpretation of a fact (as well as a fact itself) is epistemologically possible due to actuality of a certain presupposition. Secondly, a new presupposition always structures a new concept.
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