The article presents a question of interpretation of the truth, from the ancient Greek theories of conformity to the positivist perspective, mitigating or deny the methodological role of truth in science. Of greatest interest is the view of Karl Popper, culminating epistemological anarchism Feyerabend, which requires to remove the truth of science as a monster interfering its progress.
truth, lies, falsification, verification, positivism
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