REASONS FOR THE FAILURE OF THEORIES

Authors
MAYR E
Citation
E. Mayr, REASONS FOR THE FAILURE OF THEORIES, Philosophy of science, 61(4), 1994, pp. 529-533
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
History & Philosophy of Sciences","History & Philosophy of Sciences
Journal title
Philosophy of science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00318248
Volume
61
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
529 - 533
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-8248(1994)61:4<529:RFTFOT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A theory may be invalid, not owing to erroneous observations or the in vocation of an inappropriate law, but because of the use of equivocal terms. This is demonstrated for Darwin's failed model of sympatric spe ciation through the principle of divergence.