Popper’s Test Of Real Science

Popper's Test Author's Name: Institutional Affiliation: Date: Popper's Test According to Popper’s test of real science, a theory that meets the real worth of an argument must be falsifiable, must forbid or prohibit the occurrence of certain things, and it must be refutable. Popper further maintains that sound scientific knowledge must be conjectural or tentative. The paper seeks to determine whether or not Newton’s Principia might fail Popper’s test. An example of a theory that might fail Popper's test Isaac Newton’s theory of Mathematical Principles of Natural Science which is otherwise known as the Principia is more often than not, referred to as a vital contributor in the history of physics and sciences at large. The principle uses mathematical principles in a mechanical model to explain how the cosmos operates CITATION Ver14 \l 1033 (Veronesi, 2014). Newton had broadly studied the laws of planetary motion by Kepler in the 1700 century. Newton carefully explored the movements of the moon, which enabled him to discover the notion that force exerted on an object decreases contrariwise by the square of the space between them. According to Newton’s Principia, objects which are closer to each other tend to pull more towards each other than those, which are far apart. Newton’s Principia theory may fail Popper’s test, which states that every good scientific model should forbid or prohibit certain things from happening. The analysis further maintains that concepts which tend to prevent more things from happening are relatively better. On the contrary, Newton’s Principia theory does not per se, prohibit anything from happening CITATION IMR89 \l 1033 (LAKATOS, 1989). It does, however, propose ways to make things happen by revealing that when things are put closer to each other, they will pull each other. Secondly, the Principia theory is not refutable. Popper’s test maintains a philosophy is nonscientific if it is not refutable by conceivable means CITATION POP63 \l 1033 (POPPER, 1963). He further suggests that assumption is a vice for a theory to be irrefutable and not a virtue as many people usually believe. Newton’s method might fail to pass Popper’s test because it is not easy to refute the fact that objects close to each other pull more to each other than those which are far apart. Popper’s test also determines whether or not a theory is per se, scientific using corroborating evidence. According to this criterion, philosophy is only experimental when confirming proof which is not the theory’s genuine test fails to count. Newton’s Principia theory, on the other hand,...