Question 1) Which of the following statements are reasons given by Lakatos as to why disconfirming observations should not lead to the immediate rejection of a theory? i

Question 1)

Which of the following statements are reasons given by Lakatos as to why disconfirming observations should not lead to the immediate rejection of a theory?
i. Changes can be made to the protective belt of a theory;
ii. The theory may produce confirmed novel predictions in the long run;
iii. The apparently disconfirming observations may themselves be unreliable

Question 2

A research programme differs from a theory in that 

Question 3

Which of the following statements specify the advantages that Lakatos sees in his theory of research programmes over other philosophies of science?
i. It gives some way in which competing theories could be rationally compared to one another;
ii. It emphasises the fact that theory rejection is not an instantaneous process but a historical process;
iii. It recognises that in science there are generally several competing theories rather than just one theory.

Question 4

What was the function of the protective belt in Lakatos’s theory of research programmes?

Question 5

Lakatos’s theory of research programmes was intended to

 Question 6

Feyerabend argued that

Question 7

For Feyerabend, following the dictates of falsificationism would

Question 8

According to Feyerabend, Galileo’s Copernicanism triumphed

Question 9

Feyerabend argues in favour of pluralism because 

Question 10

Feyerabend argued that