Philosophy

Lecture by Mehdi Nasrin: “A Review of Hilary Putnam’s ‘The Corroboration of Theories’”

In his article 'Corroboration of Theories,' Hilary Putnam explicates and critiques Popper's views on scientific methodology and the role of induction. Mehdi Nasrin's lecture reviews this article and examines Popper's perspective on the corroboration of theories through induction.

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Lecture by Mehdi Nasrin: “A Review of Hilary Putnam’s ‘The Corroboration of Theories’”

In his article “The Corroboration of Theories,” Hilary Putnam critiques Popper’s views on scientific methodology. He explicates Popper’s view on induction and then criticizes it. According to Popper, although scientists do not use induction, scientific theories can be corroborated through induction. Thus, Popper holds a particular view on induction and to some extent accepts its role in science.