Falsifiability and the Duhem Problem

In Against the Philosophical Tide. Yeovil: Critias Publishing. pp. 15-19 (2020)
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It is often claimed that the Duhem problem shows that the notion of falsifiability is inapplicable to scientific theories. I explain why the claim is false.

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