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A sophisticated approach to knowledge could prove useful in evaluating many personality theories. Such an approach is needed, for example, to resolve whether Psychoanalysis is a science, or whether the arguments of Evolutionary Psychology are valid.
 

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[Approaches] [Passivists] [Activists] [Justificationists] [Conventionalists] [Inductivists] [Probabilists] [Dogmatic Falsificationists] [Kantians] [Revolutionary Conventionalists] [Anti-Realism] [Realism] [Duhem] [Popper] [Lakatos]

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"The Problem of Induction"
This paper concludes, "Popper has argued (I think successfully) that a scientific idea can never be proven true, because no matter how many observations seem to agree with it, it may still be wrong." By Jay Hanson.

"The Scientific Method"
This page of frequently asked questions dicusses why science is "the best way yet discovered for winnowing the truth from lies and delusion." By Bill Latura.

"Why the Earth May Really Be Flat"
This paper uses the classic strategy of conventionalist strategems to save from falsification the hypothesis that the earth is flat. By G. Scott Acton.

WSCR: The Website for Critical Realism
This website features essays on the critical realist philosophy of science developed by Roy Bhaskar. By the WSCR Collective.

Introduction: Philosophy
This entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences is written by a leading expert. By R. A. Wilson.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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