A little bit more about Popper’s philosophy

Correspondence to Dr Fernando A M S Pompeu; fpompeu@eefd.ufrj.br Background and aim Professor Robergs recently raised issues based on Popper’s philosophy about the Central Governor Model (CGM), whereby he concluded that the CGM is not a true scientific theory. [...]he started his paper with Popper’s...

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Published in:BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2018, Vol.4 (1), p.e000401-e000401
Main Author: Pompeu, Fernando A M S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Exercise physiology
Hypotheses
Philosophers
Philosophy
Popper, Karl Raimund, Sir (1902-1994)
Science
Scientists
Theory
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Summary:Correspondence to Dr Fernando A M S Pompeu; fpompeu@eefd.ufrj.br Background and aim Professor Robergs recently raised issues based on Popper’s philosophy about the Central Governor Model (CGM), whereby he concluded that the CGM is not a true scientific theory. [...]he started his paper with Popper’s demarcation criterion and finished this showing several ad hoc hypotheses that changed the CGM.1 Unhappily, Robergs made a few mistakes about Popper’s work. [...]it is impossible to check its truthfulness and consequently it drives scientists to use probability or statistical significance. Afterwards, every evidence is interpreted based on a specific theory. [...]it is possible to refuse Professor Noakes’ evidences based on Hill’s theory, as he has been doing in the opposite way.6 Another problem is about the ad hoc hypothesis.
ISSN:2055-7647
2055-7647
DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000401