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Philosophy of science

the argument that because many once-successful theories turned out false, current successful theories are probably false as well.

In philosophy of science, pessimistic meta-induction refers to the argument that because many once-successful theories turned out false, current successful theories are probably false as well. This meaning comes from Laudan (1981) in Philosophy of Science.[1]

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Laudan, L. (1981). A Confutation of Convergent Realism. Philosophy of Science, 48(1), 19-49. https://doi.org/10.1086/288975

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