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Published on: April 16, 2014
まとめ
科学的理論は,その予測によって評価される. 歴史的分析は,新しい予測は,宣伝を得ているが,以前に知られている事実の予測よりも証拠的に価値がないかもしれないことを示唆している. 理論的評価における新しさの重要性が疑問視されている.
科学分野:
- 科学の哲学 科学の哲学
- 科学の歴史 科学の歴史
- 科学的方法論 科学的方法論
背景:
- 科学理論の評価は,しばしばその予測力に依存する.
- 予測の新しさは,強固な科学的理論の特徴として頻繁に引用されています.
- アインシュタインの一般相対性理論のような歴史的例は,この原理を説明するために使用されます.
研究 の 目的:
- 新しい事実の成功予測が,以前に知られている事実の予測と比較して,理論のためのより強力な証拠を提供するかどうかを調査する.
- 科学的予測に割り当てられた証拠の重みにおける新しさの役割を分析する.
- これらの問題に対処するために,歴史的科学的事例を調査する.
主な方法:
- 歴史的な科学的事例の分析.
- 科学者が予測に基づく理論をどのように評価するかを検討する.
- 小説と以前に知られている予測に与えられた証拠の重さの比較.
主要な成果:
- 広報されたにもかかわらず,新しい予測 (例えば,重力による光屈曲) は,よく知られている現象 (例えば,水星の近日進出) の予測よりも多くの証拠の重量を与えられませんでした.
- 科学者は,以前に知られている事実の推論に対して,しばしば"予測"という用語を使用します.
- 理論の評価において,新しさはほとんど重要ではないかもしれないし,当初,事実の証拠価値を損なうこともあります.
結論:
- 科学的事実の証拠価値は,その新しさによって強化されることはない.
- 科学的理論の評価における新しい予測の重要性は,一般的に想定されるよりも少ない.
- 科学的検証における新奇性と競合する理論の役割を理解するために,さらなる評価が必要である.
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