A note on Popper's equation of simplicity with falsifiability

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 42 (1):105-109 (1991)
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Karl Popper equates simplicity with falsifiability. He develops his argument for this equation through a geometrical example. There is a flaw in his example, which undermines his claim that simplicity is falsifiability. I point out the flaw here.

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The Logic of Scientific Discovery.Karl Popper - 1959 - Studia Logica 9:262-265.
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Problems and projects.Nelson Goodman (ed.) - 1972 - Indianapolis,: Bobbs-Merrill.
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