The philosophy of Karl Popper
"Karl Popper is one of the greatest and most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. Perhaps his greatest book, The Logic of Scientific Discovery, sets out his epistemology of critical rationalism, while his most famous book, The Open Society and Its Enemies, applies the principles of critical rationalism to social philosophy." "This book is more comprehensive than any current introduction to Popper. Owing to its perspicuous structure and lucid exposition, it could be used in courses in both the philosophy of science and the philosophy of social science."--Jacket
xv, 367 pages ; 24 cm
9780521839464, 9780521548304, 0521839467, 0521548306
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The philosophy of science
The two fundamental problems in the theory of knowledge
The role of theories
On the problem of a theory of scientific method
The problem of the empirical basis
Corroboration
Realism and the concept of truth
Verisimilitude
Probability
The social philosophy
Knowledge, decision, responsibility
The poverty of historicism
The open society
The "positivist dispute"
Natural necessity
Determinism versus indeterminism
The body-mind problem and the third world