Episode 138: "Popperian" vs "Deutschian" Epistemology

<p>Bruce has made a controversial claim on this show: today&#39;s &quot;CritRats&quot; (Critical Rationalists on X) have drifted from what Popper intended. And surprisingly, some of the drift traces back to David Deutsch&#39;s reinterpretation of Popper in an attempt to solve real problems with Popper&#39;s original epistemology.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Bruce unpacks exactly how — tracing the key points where Deutsch and Popper diverge: verisimilitude, demarcation, testability vs. criticism, and what &quot;refutation&quot; actually meant to Popper (hint: not what you think). A sympathetic but rigorous look at where &quot;Deutschianism&quot; improves on &quot;Popperianism&quot; and where it quietly smuggles in new problems.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/brucenielson/membership" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p>