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Matthews attributes this position to Karl Popper. But in fairness to Popper, we should note that he is aware that testing involves the use of auxiliary assumptions, which he calls “initial conditions” (see, for example, Popper 1968, p. 60). Hence, Matthews’s criticism applies to “simple falsificationism,” but not to its more sophisticated version.
Strictly speaking, Newton’s first law, namely the law of inertia, is not a fundamental law because it is derivable from the second law, F = ma.
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Irzik, G. History and Philosophy of Science-Based Approach to Science Teaching at its Best. Sci & Educ 24, 1001–1008 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-015-9754-x
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