Lecture 6 (of 12) 2/9/89  notes06

Paul E. Meehl.

Lakatosian retreat, defense of core (continue).

Begin: 10 Obfuscating factors for narrative summaries of research: 1-loose derivation chain; 2-problematic auxiliaries; 3-ceteris paribus doubtful; 4-particulars imperfectly realized; 5-inadequate power; 6-crud factor (begin).