"critical rationalism" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} critical rationalism (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) The proposition that scientific theories, and any other claims to knowledge, can and should be rationally criticized, and, if they have empirical content, can and should be subjected to tests which may falsify them. Wikipedia link: critical rationalism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Related terms: falsificationism Translations (philosophical doctrine): kritický racionalismus [masculine] (Czech)

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