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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Popper, what takes the place of strict laws in atomic science?

2. What does Popper consider dangerous for scientific research?

3. What does Popper state cannot be applied to a sequence of events?

4. What law suffers from the metaphysics of induction?

5. What does not requires one to change the number of parameters of the displacements of groups of points.

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does simplicity play in theories of inductive logic?

2. What is the concern with using infinite sequences?

3. What two scientific arguments does Popper use to verify his beliefs about inductivists?

4. What does Popper suggest about corroborations?

5. What does Popper states determines corroboration?

6. Why does Popper feel the view of Wittgenstein, Schlick, and Feigl regarding simplicity misses crucial points?

7. Why, according to Heisenberg, can measurement not be a basis for prediction?

8. What is the basic contribution that Popper makes to the logic of the theory of probability?

9. What does Popper say about simple statements in science?

10. What is the basis of the wave theory used by Schrödinger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Develop a counterargument for Popper's view of Fries' trilemma. Is Popper too strict on what is considered empirical? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Regarding the protocol of sentences, compare and contrast the following scientist's views: Reininger, Carnap, and Neurath. Which does Popper agree with? Explain you answer using examples as support.

Essay Topic 3

Popper denotes a difference between "true" and "corroborated". Discuss this difference. How are these two terms used in science? Can something be one but not the other? Provide support from your answer.

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