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Education (1922-1928)
Popper studied mathematics, physics, and psychology at the University of Vienna, graduating in 1928 with a doctorate in psychology. -
The Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge
His first book The Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge was arguably his most famous work. Believing that the main feature of a scientific theory is that it should be falsifiable.
Cited Book:
Popper, Karl R. The Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge. Routledge, 1934. -
Open Society and Its Enemies
While in New Zealand Popper published Open Society and Its Enemies in 1945. This tears into historicism in political philosophy, blaming the works of Plato, Hegel and Marx for events of World War II.
Cited Book:
Popper, Karl R. The Open Society and Its Enemies. G. Routledge, 1945. -
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery published in 1959 is about his theory of error-seeking in both science and politics within a generalized theory of evolution. Here, he criticized psychologism, naturalism, inductivism, and logical positivism
Cited Book:
Popper, Karl R. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. Routledge, 1959. -
Popper's Summary: Contribution to Philosophy of Science
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