Can a false theory be nearer to the truth than another false theory?

pp. 174-194

in: Paul Weingartner, Basic questions on truth, Berlin, Springer, 2000

Abstract

According to Popper¹ a theory B is nearer to the truth than a theory A iff the true consequences of B (B_T) — also called truth-content of B — exceed those of A (A_T) and the false consequence of B (B_F) — also called falsity-content of B — are included in those of A (A_F).