Methodological Aspects of Scientific Research

Ивайло Беев

doi:10.37075/RP.2024.5.01

Authors

Assoc. Prof. Dr Ivaylo Beev Department of Economics, Faculty of General Economics, UNWE Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37075/RP.2024.5.01

Keywords:

Verification, Induction, Popper

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Abstract

This article examines the question of the scientific nature of scientific research. There are two specific methodological problems that need to be addressed: falsification/verification and, in part, the problem of induction, which is based mainly on Karl Popper's approach.

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