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Limits to problem solving in science
International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 15 (3):231 – 242 (2001)
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Popper, Polanyi and Duncker represent the widely held position that theoretical and experimental scientific research are motivated by problems to which discoveries are solutions. According to the argument here, their views are unsupported and - in light of counter-instances, anomalous chance discoveries, and the force of curiosity - over-generalized.Author's Profile
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