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Born in Austin, Texas on October 16, 1941, and who new he would have been so amazingly opinionated?
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Laudan graduated magna cum laude in 1962 receiving his B.A. in physics from the University of Kansas
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Lauden received his M. A. in 1964 and Ph. D. in 1965 in the study of philosophy at Princeton University
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"Progress and its Problems", published in 1977, was Laudan's most influential book, and exerts his view that "science is fundamentally a problem- solving activity". He continues against Popper's empirisicm, and the "revolutionism" of Kuhn; so the claim that cumulative empirical evidence constitutes scientific advancement is not validated. Laudan claims the solution of an anomaly must be conceptually compared and resolved to create a true mechanism for the evolution of scientific advancement.
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This article was basically making sure everyone was aware how some theories were regarded as true or approximately true due to the enjoyment of much empirical success; then, many of these widely believed theories have since been rejected, revised, or refuted.
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Laudan writes,"the aim of science is to secure theories with a high problem-solving effectiveness." Also the concludes the better theory solves more conceptual issues and decreases anomalies from empirical evidence.
