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Popper
Popper
A Philosopher
Karl Popper
German/English Philosopher
[1902-1994]
Popper is regarded by scientists as one of the foremost philosophers of this century because of the practical impact his work had on science as a whole. In fact, Popper wrote on the most technical matters with precisness unmatched by anyone else.
Here are some key facts about Popper:
At an early age, Popper gained an appreciation for music, and this love played an important role in the development of his philosophical thought. (Specifically, his interest in music impacted his thinking on subjectivity and objectivity of ideas and furthered his hatred of historicism.
In 1910, Popper became a Marxist for a time, but he was inspired by a speech in Vienna given by Einstein, so he changed his ways of thinking. Einstein's critical mind and spirit are what impacted Popper's change of thought.
Popper is popular for his theory of "Falsificationism." Popper argues that no one can ever be sure if something is right; they can only be sure if it is wrong. In order to progress closer to the truth, one must constantly test the validity of a theory or idea to see if it is true.
Poppers wrote the following works:
Logik der Forchung [1935]
The Open Society and its Enemies [1945]
The Logic of Scientific Discovery [1959]
Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge [1963]
The Poverty of Historicism [1961]
Objective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach [1972]
Unended Quest; An Intellectual Autobiography [1976]
A Note on Verisimilitude [1976]
The Self and Its Brain: An Argument for Interactionism [1977]
The Open Universe: An argument for Indeterminism [1982]
Realism and the Aim of Science [1982]
The Myth of the Framework: In Defence of Science and Rationality [1994]
Knowledge and the Mind Body Problem: In Defence of Interactionism [1994]
