In order to explain, judge about the given quotation better, and understand Karl Popper's and Thomas Kuhn's views and comparing those two; the definitions of 'scientific realism' and 'anti-realism' should be clarified. Scientific realism is a view that reflects the truth and helps humans living on the

The counter claim for Kuhn: "The history of technological progress that the science made possible refutes Kuhn's view that science does not progress toward a more accurate representation of the workings of nature." In fact, this statement does not fit Thomas Kuhn's theory very well. It is known that technological progress is defined by scientific progress. Kuhn has partly realistic point of view that enables the progress within the paradigm in the period of normal science. Then it can be said that he does not reject this statement at all. In the case of technologies that are rooted from the same paradigm makes this claim fit to Kuhn. As he accepted the progress within the paradigm, and as the technologies come from the same paradigm, Kuhn can accept such a progress in technology that occurs in the paradigm. Moreover, the claim "scientific progress produces technological progress" tells there is a parallel relationship between science and technology. Thomas Kuhn's theory does not accept such a parallel relationship between these two.

Karl Popper who is a realist tells that there is progress in science. Popper says that this scientific process is cumulative, and by that process the people can reach the neutral truth. Realists, as well as Popper believe that progress in science is toward a more accurate representation of the workings of nature. Popper uses the method of falsification. By method of falsifying the theories are improved, and the scientific progresses occur. Falsification is not a way to reject or get rid of the original; instead it is for developing and improving the theory itself, it is the evaluation of the theory. An example can be used as Newton's theory versus Einstein's theory. According to Popper, as the Newton's theory is better and more universal, and contains more information. Einstein in a way shows in his theory the lacking and deficient parts of Newton's, which is the usage of the theory under extremely high velocities such as light's. So Einstein's is used.

On the other hand, there are anti-realists. On contrary to the realists, this group believes that science does not supply information about the real world, one cannot understand world through science. Science is just a set of statements, it is a tool. They also claim that this is because there is no single truth. Science is a tool for humans to see the world, that's why it cannot be objective and lead us to an ultimate goal as Popper told in his theory. Each person creates and uses his/her own tools to understand the world and manage the life, so he/she has own worl

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