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A Test of the Scientific Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Bill McKee
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Abstract

A conventional experiment is proposed to resolve the realist/idealist debate by challenging the premise that double blinding and an attitude of objectivity in general deter the corroborative influence which preconceptions exert on perception. The possibility that objectivity enhances corroboration would not contradict empirical findings, and would account for the success of science.

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Research Article
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 60 , Issue 3 , September 1993 , pp. 469 - 476
Copyright
Copyright © Philosophy of Science Association 1993

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