IN DEFENCE OF MODERN METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE
Vladimir Moiseevich Reznikov1,2
1Institute of Philosophy and Law, SB RAS, 8, Nikolaev st., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
2Novosibirsk National Research State University, 2, Pirogov st., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: application of mathematics, explanation, understanding, cause, holism, verification, falsification
Abstract
The work shows that modern philosophers underestimate the importance of the methodology of science. In particular, due to the analysis of requirements for the use of statistical methods, the following hypothesis was provided: the acceptance of the concept of holism has no ideological grounds, but is based on the impossibility of verifying the conditions for applying methods within contextual theories. In addition, contrary to Popper, the example of the method of testing statistical hypotheses shows that falsification and verification are not fundamentally different operations.
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