Abstract
The concept of Multiple Working Hypotheses, first described formally for geologists by T.C. Chamberlin (1890), involves the consideration and evaluation of two or more provisional hypotheses during an investigation. Analysis of the method indicates that it suffers from serious limitations, including: (1) questions regarding the assumptions underlying the hypothetico-deductive model of scientific confirmation, (2) problems inherent in the falsification of hypotheses, (3) questions regarding the method's applicability to natural phenomena with complex causes, (4) difficulties in reducing the initial class of hypotheses, and (5) lack of a logical basis for generating implications from hypotheses. Despite these drawbacks, the method has been applied successfully in scientific research and continues to serve as a valuable investigative approach in modern field studies.
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