Karl Popper (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994)

  • The Open Society and its Enemies

    In 1945, Karl Popper wrote a book titled, "The Open Society and its Enemies. In this book, he wrote about how the paradox of tolerance and how, as a society, if we were all willing to except everything we were taught, we would never be open to the idea of change. (Sexton)
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    London School of Economics

    Karl Popper took a roll as a teacher during the time frame of 1946-1969. During this time, he worked on many projects in many different fields, to include the philosophy of science, realism vs. anti-realism, and evolution. (Shea)
  • The Propensity Interpretation of Probability

    The Propensity Interpretation of Probability was a project that Popper developed in order to look at the different variables in different situation. For example, if theory A had variable P, P1, and P2; what would be the outcome if we took out P2? Would it change the structure of the experiment?( Rosenthal)
  • Conjectures and Refutations

    ″When should a theory be treated as true or when should it be acceptable?” (Ltd)
    This was one of the main questions that Popper asked during this span of research. He tested the reliability and testability of different pseudo-science method and whether or not they were scientific theories, or falsifications. [Link text]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdORrQpNvSY (Unknown)