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Karl Popper (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994)
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Karl Popper Publishes his first book
In 1934 Karl Popper wrote his first book. This book was originally written in German and republished in English in 1959. This book gave us the first insight into Popper’s falsification. He also criticized the norms of thinking during this time, rethinking the importance of naturalism and logical theories. Puspita, Putri. “Karl Popper - The Logic of Scientific Discovery.” The Twentieth Century: Moore to Popper, https://www.academia.edu/11791734/Karl_Popper_The_Logic_of_Scientific_Discovery. -
The Open Society and Its Enemies
In 1945 Karl Popper published the book 'The Open Society and Its Enemies'. In this book Popper critiques philosophers like Plato, Hegel, and Marx. He then defends open society and liberal democracy.
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“The Open Society and Its Enemies.” Project MUSE, https://muse.jhu.edu/book/77643. -
Falsification
In 1963 Karl Popper published the book 'Conjectures of Refutations the Growth of Scientific Knowledge' This is where Popper brought up the idea that you should try to be proving theories false instead of true. He believed that it was complicated to prove things correct with technology further advancing theories would be more than likely to be proven false in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlFywEtLZ9w -
Karl Poppers Three Worlds
In lector Karl Popper introduces the three world oncology. The first world is material objects, processes, and events. The second world is mental events, prepositions, and processes. The third world is products of the human mind. He used these 3 worlds to try and solve issues between the body and the mind. He believed all these worlds intertwined.