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Is Popper's Falsificationist Heuristic a Helpful Resource for Developing Critical Thinking?
In Mark Mason (ed.), Critical Thinking and Learning. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 93–108 (2008)
Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled: Three Core Concepts of Critical Rationalism Stratagems Opposed to Criticism A Bias Towards Confirmation Can Students Be Taught to Falsify? Should Students Be Taught to Falsify? Conclusion References.
Popper's Falsificationist Heuristic three core concepts of critical rationalism Popper's concept of critical rationalism stratagems opposed to criticism Popper's three approaches working against criticism ‐ essentialism, instrumentalism, and conventionalism bias towards confirmation ‐ pervasiveness and various guises of the confirmation bias teacher's role in undermining strength and spread of confirmation bias Can students be taught to falsify? ‐ scientists having difficulty in disconfirmatory reasoning influence of complexity of problem
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