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Laudan- Born
Laudan is presently 76 years old. -
Progress and its Problems
"Laudan wanted to develop a view in which paradigm-like entities could coexist and compete in a scientific field" In his essay Progress and Problems, he did just that. They coexisted by allowing the theories retreat if necessary Laudan believed, "nothing unusual or bad about a later theory covering less territory than an earlier one" Laudan wanted room fro improvement on a theory Instead of a concrete theory, they could break apart and be moved to other theories. -
Video: Progress and its Problems
This video helps to describe a synopses of his main idea in Progress and its Problems regarding falsifying a theory.
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Laudan continues
Laudan is still with us and continues to work in the field of Philosophy today. Here is some of his latest work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b7d9Edu1OY