Logic of Scientific Discovery / Edition 2

by Karl Popper, Popper Karl

Overview

Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as the now legendary doctrine of 'falsificationism' electrified the scientific community, influencing even working scientists, as well as post-war philosophy. This astonishing work ranks alongside The Open Society and Its Enemies as one of Popper's most enduring books and contains insights and arguments that demand to be read to this day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415278447
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/31/2002
Series:	Routledge Classics Series
Edition description:	15TH
Pages:	544
Sales rank:	594,880
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.75(h) x 1.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION, 1934
PREFACE TO THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 1959
PART I. Introduction to the Logic of Science
1. A Survey of Some Fundamental Problems
2. On the Problem of a Theory of Scientific Method
PART II. Some Structural Components of a Theory of Experience
3. Theories
4. Falsifiability
5. The Problem of the Empirical Basis
6. Degrees of Testability
7. Simplicity
8. Probability
9. Some Observations on Quantum Theory
10. Corroboration, or How a Theory Stands up to Tests
APPENDICES
NEW APPENDICES
INDICES
Name Index
Subject Index

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'One of the most important documents of the twentieth century.' – Peter Medawar, New Scientist

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Wonderfully exhilarating.

Naomi Bliven

One of the most important philosophical works of our century.

Richard Wollheim

One of the most important documents of the twentieth century.

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