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Karl Popper
His full name was Sir Karl Raimund Popper, He was born July 28, 1902 in Vienna, Austria. -
Primary School Teaching
In 1925 Popper received a primary school teaching diploma from the University of Vienna. -
Upgraded to Ph.D
In 1928 Popper received his Ph.D in philosophy under the supervision of Karl Buhler. His thesis was titled "Die Methodenfrage der Denkpsychologie". By 1929 he was teaching math and physics in a secondary school. -
Falsifiability
According to Explorable, "Falsifiability is the assertion that for any hypothesis to have credence, it must be inherently disprovable before it can become accepted as a scientific hypothesis or theory." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPR_5TOsh-Y -
Falsification Principle
It proposes that for something to be scientific it must be able to be proven false. If things are falsifiable (able to possibly be proven false) then they can be used in scientific studies and inquiry. Overall Popper is trying to say that for it to be a good scientific thoery it must be able to be proven false or true. “Falsification Principle.” Falsification Principle Definition | Psychology Glossary, www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Falsification Principle. -
Logik der Forschung
In 1934 his first book was published which was named " Lodik der Forschung" which in English it means, The Logic of Scientific Discovery. -
First Book
The first major work Popper did was write, "The Open Society and Its Enemies" in 1945. It argued that communism and fascism were philosophically linked, and demonstrated the subtle interconnections of politics and culture. McCrum, Robert. “The 100 Best Nonfiction Books: No 35 – The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper (1945).” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 26 Sept. 2016, www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/26/100-best-nonfiction-books-karl-popper-open-society-its-enemies. -
Second Book
The Poverty of Historicism came next in 1957. This book was about a devastating criticism of fixed and predictable laws in history, Popper dedicated the book to all those 'who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny. Popper, Karl. “Karl Popper, The Poverty of Historicism.” PhilPapers, 1 Jan. 1970, philpapers.org/rec/POPTPO-17. -
Third Book
The third book that Popper had made was "The Logic of Scientific Discovery" in 1959. In this book he investigates where scientific findings fit into philosophy through examining what differentiates true knowledge from false knowledge. Which then leads to one of his major known works, known as "falsifiability". “The Logic of Scientific Discovery Summary & Study Guide.” BookRags, BookRags, www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-logic-of-scientific-discovery/#gsc.tab=0. -
Fourth Book
The fourth book that Popper wrote was, "Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge" it was published in 1962. It was known for its acute insight into the way scientific knowledge grows, but also for applying those insights to politics and to history. Conjectures and Refutations, cw.routledge.com/textbooks/popper/works/conjectures.html. -
Knighted
In 1965 Karl Popper was honored to get knighted by Queen Elizabeth and became Sir Karl Popper. -
Retirement
In 1969 Popper retired from teaching at the age of 67 -
Died
Karl Popper died, age 92, of cancer on September 17, 1994 in Kenley, England, UK. He was buried beside his wife in Vienna’s Lainzer Friedhof Cemetery
