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Karl Popper Birth
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Some of Popper's Major Works
Popper, Karl. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. Vienna Circle,1934
Popper, Karl. The Open Society and Its Enemies. Routledge,1945
Popper, Karl. The Poverty of Historicism. Routledge,1944
Popper, Karl. Postscript to the Logic of Scientific Discovery, 3 vol. Hutchinson, 1981-82.
Popper, Karl. Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge. Routledge, 2002 -
Probability Theory
As well, Popper defends a theory which states probabilities are interpreted as objective properties of experiments and uses this propensity theory to provide an interpretation of quantum mechanics. Finally, Popper is notable for his work and methodologies implemented in social sciences by arguing against the implementation of universal laws covering the whole of human history in lieu of individual and situational logic. -
Karl Popper defines Science, Pseudoscience and Metaphysics
Additionally, Popper influenced the way we view scientific methodology and theory choice, as well as the delineation of science from pseudoscience, the nature of probability, and quantum mechanics. His works are not only recognized within the philosophy of science, but within the field of science itself. Poppers earlier works illustrated the differences between scientific theory and metaphysics. -
Karl Popper on Darwinism
. In his work, “Darwinism as a Metaphysical Research Programme”, written in 1974, Popper concludes that while the theory of adaptation is invaluable, it is not science. Popper also includes that, however, without the theory of natural selection we would not be able to study an organisms adaptation to a new environment in a logical way. Popper condemned Darwin’s theory of evolution as not having the ability to explain evolution, but merely suggests it. -
Karl Popper's Contributions to Metaphysics
Karl Popper was/ is a highly esteemed philosopher of science. His contributions, while controversial, relate to the metaphysical world and reflect his thoughts on the subject of evolution. As well, they rest on his rejection of inductive reasoning in the empirical sciences. In his publications, Popper asserts that the theory of evolution should be categorized as metaphysics as opposed to a testable scientific theory and solidifies this claim through his own personal testability criterion. -
Karl Popper Death
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Basic Scientific Principle: Falsifiability
His basic scientific principle of falsifiability defines the testability of any hypothesis by claiming that a resultant experiment design must be falsifiable. This means that for a hypothesis to have credibility, it must be inherently disprovable before it can be accepted as a scientific theory. Popper suggests that his theory of falsifiability should replace the standard method of scientific investigation and inference; He saw this as the logical part of epistemology. -
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