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The most influential philosophers of science Karl Popper (1902-1994)
Karl Popper was one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. He made significant contributions to debates concerning general scientific methodology and theory choice, the demarcation of science from non-science, the nature of probability and quantum mechanics, and the methodology of the social sciences.
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Karl Popper Birth Date (1902)
Karl Raimund Popper was brought into the world on July 28, 1902 in Vienna, Austria. His dad was a legal counselor. His mom a amateur musician. -
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Certified To Teach
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Certified To Teach Math & Physics
Pooper was certified to teach mathematics, chemistry, and physics in a secondary school after receiving his PhD. His PhD was awarded in psychology with a minor subject in the history of music.
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Married His Wife (1930)
Popper met his better half Josefine Anna Henninger in 1925 at the Institute of Education in Vienna. They wedded 5 years later in 1930
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First Publishing
Popper turned to the logic of scientific investigation. Popper Published his first publishing in 1934 called, The Logic of Scientific Discovery.
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The logic of discovery
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Hypothetico-deductive method
Hypothetico-deductive method was created.
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Conjectures and Refutations
In Conjectures and Refutations, Popper argued that science can never prove things to be true by what has been known since Hume as the “problem of induction.” It can only prove them to be false. Arguing against inductive inference, Popper asserted that scientists make bold conjectures, deduce the consequences, and then test their conjectures to destruction by exploring the fit between the consequences and observation
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Knighthood and Retirement
In 1965 he was knighted. He had the rare distinction of being elected as a fellow of both the British Academy and the Royal Society. He retired from LSE in 1969, and was thereafter visible through his writings, some broadcasting, and some public lectures.
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In his later years of life
In 1985, after a long illness, Hennie died. After her death. He died in London of cancer on 17 September 1994. He was cremated and his ashes laid in his wife's grave at Lainzer Friedhof, Vienna.
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