Falsification by Atrophy: the Kuhnian Process of Rejecting Theory in US Criminology

Thomas Kuhn posits that the structure of science promotes revolutionary discovery. The decision of a scientific community to discard the status quo in favour of a revolutionary paradigm is influenced by sociological forces. Karl Popper disagreed, arguing that falsification is required. An examinatio...

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Authors: Dooley, Brendan D. (Author) ; Goodison, Sean E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 24-44
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Falsification
Criminology
Theory testing
Intellectual trends
Paradigm