Isaac Newton famously claimed that hypotheses, i.e., unproved propositions, have no place in “experimental philosophy.” Maxwell disagreed and proposed three methods that can legitmately be employed when a scientist lacks proof for a theory, or even a theory to be proved. What are these methods, and are they legitimate?
Originally given at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Western University, November 13, 2014.
Peter Achinstein, Johns Hopkins University
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