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From Popper Scientific Discovery Mode Analysis Perspective Road Einstein Scientific Discovery

Posted on:2014-08-27Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L ZhouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2260330401473272Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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Einstein was a physicist and philosophers of the20th Century, and Popper was a important philosopher of science in the20th century. Einstein’s scientific discoveries roads affected Popper’s scientific discovery mode. Popper’s scientific discovery mode available P1â†'TTâ†'EEâ†'P2schema to describe that is the questionsâ†'onjecturesâ†'refutationsâ†'ew problems. His methodology of Falsificationism is different from the Positivism. This article from the perspective of Popper’s scientific discovery mode interpretation of Einstein’s scientific discovery road:First, the formulation of the theory is based on the beginning of the problem.19th century physics there were several important issues to be resolved:The physicist Morey not to experimental tests of the existence of ether, Maxwell’s equations-Lorentz transformation does not resolve the existence of ether, Determination of the speed of light and speed combination rule contradictions, Einstein waived ether model, and put forward to the two postulates of the special theory of relativity constant speed of light and relativity of time an space. General relations is proposed based on the presence of the special theory of relativity hat inertial frames and non-inertial asymmetric conflicts. The development of19th century physics, mathematics and philosophy provides a theoretical background to solve the space-time in Einstein. Einstein’s theory fits Popper’s scientific discovery mode.Second, the theory put forward by the conjecture to complete. Einstein think of ideas and experience between logical necessity, only a small number of empirical facts give us some inspiration of thinking, the theory is based on problems requiring bold conjecture. This theory is based on the interpretation of the system, the premise does not need to necessarily true nature of the postulate is just a guess. Special and general relativity is based on the postulate guess theoretical system. Inductive theory of logical empiricism, Popper sharp theoretical that the theory put forward is not out of the summarized results, but guess based on the deductive method. This goes from Einstein’s scientific discovery mode to be confirmed.Third, the theory through experimental test. Judgment test the falsificationism through the test of experiment to exclude some false theory, the exclusion of the erroneous theory is the purpose of the test Einstein’s experiment, which is Popper’s falsification view. Einstein’s theory of relativity proposed and no experience in actual or experimental tests as a basis, but must accept the test of experiment or theory through deductive reasoning. There are other competing theories as the same time, need tested falsification to select the best theory of explanatory power."Precession of the perihelion of Mercury","the bending of light in a gravitational field","red shift" experimental verification of the theory of relativity,thus excluding falsified other theories.Fourth, theory and experience to explain the new problems. There is always a theoretical explanation of the limitations of some new theory of empirical phenomena can not give an explanation, which constitutes a new scientific research, we need to put forward a new theory to explain the new problems. In this explanation circulation, Einstein and Popper believes the theory is wrong, our understanding is wrong. Theory is not deterministic and theory has realistic. New problems continue to lead the scientific development of the internal driving force.Einstein’s scientific discovery is the ideological storm, is a sense of freedom to create. His scientific discoveries road reflects the problemsâ†'conjecturesâ†'refutationsâ†'new problems development model. The growth of scientific knowledge to the development of the problem is a problem, conjecture based on a small number of empirical facts of revelation, the solution to the problem is a theoretical conjecture. This method and empirical inductive method is not consistent, but also from rationalism deductive method, Einstein’s scientific discoveries road relative to empiricism and rationalism is self-contained.
Keywords/Search Tags:Einstein, Popper, the theory of relativity, conjectures and refutations, scientific discovery
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