Can the monster errour be slain?

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 5 (3):257 – 268 (1991)
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Abstract One cannot discount experimental errors and turn the attention to the logicomathematical structure of a physical theory without distorting the nature of the scientific method. The occurrence of errors in experiments constitutes an inherent feature of the attempt to test theories in the physical world. This feature deserves proper attention which has been neglected. An attempt is made to address this problem

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Giora Hon
University of Haifa

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